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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Bloomfield took in $2.0 million and spent $1.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)51%City taxes30%State tax money13%Fines and other5.4%County and local tax money1.5%

What stands out

7.9%

of Bloomfield's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes30%

Property tax
14%$281 thousand
Sales tax
7.9%$155 thousand
Other taxes
7.5%$148 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$148 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services51%

Fees for services
51%$1.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 3 more
  • Other service charges$495 thousand
  • Water$260 thousand
  • Sewer$175 thousand
  • Garbage collection$53 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$249 thousand

County and local tax money1.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.5%$30 thousand

Fines and other5.4%

Interest, rents and other
5.4%$107 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities27%Roads, transit and parking25%Running the government and other costs21%Social services10%Parks, recreation and libraries8.2%All other spending8.6%

What stands out

10%

of Bloomfield's spending goes to social services.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
27%$458 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$248 thousand
  • Sewer systems$140 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$70 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
25%$423 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$423 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$354 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$184 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$142 thousand
  • Government buildings$28 thousand
Social services
10%$172 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$172 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.2%$139 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$104 thousand
  • Libraries$35 thousand
Health and hospitals
7.0%$119 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$119 thousand
Interest on debt
1.6%$27 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Bloomfield. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Bloomfield 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.