Town government · Carbon County, MT

Bridger's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Bridger took in $1.0 million and spent $1.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)42%Town taxes31%State tax money22%Fines and other5.2%

What stands out

22%

of Bridger's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

Town taxes31%

Property tax
24%$241 thousand
Other taxes
6.8%$68 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; motor vehicle licenses and 2 more
  • Other licenses$34 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$32 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services42%

Fees for services
42%$425 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Water$174 thousand
  • Garbage collection$122 thousand
  • Sewer$121 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money22%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
22%$218 thousand

Fines and other5.2%

Fines
3.6%$36 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.6%$16 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs40%Water, sewer, trash and utilities27%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Parks, recreation and libraries6.4%Interest on debt0.6%Roads, transit and parking<0.1%

What stands out

25%

of Bridger's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
40%$427 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$390 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$18 thousand
  • Government buildings$14 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
27%$293 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$114 thousand
  • Sewer systems$90 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$89 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$272 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$222 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$44 thousand
  • Fire protection$6 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.4%$68 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$43 thousand
  • Libraries$25 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$6 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports
  • Airports$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Bridger. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Bridger itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.