Town government · Genesee County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Bergen took in $2.4 million and spent $2.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes51%Fines and other17%County and local tax money14%Fees for services (garbage collection)12%State tax money6.3%

What stands out

14%

of Bergen's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes51%

Property tax
48%$1.1 million
Other taxes
3.3%$80 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$55 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$25 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$283 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$246 thousand
  • Other service charges$36 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money6.3%

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

From the state
6.3%$150 thousand

County and local tax money14%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
14%$331 thousand

Fines and other17%

Interest, rents and other
13%$318 thousand
Fines
3.7%$88 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs35%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Roads, transit and parking25%Parks, recreation and libraries7.4%Interest on debt5.4%All other spending1.5%

What stands out

26%

of Bergen's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
35%$821 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$510 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$131 thousand
  • Government buildings$108 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$72 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$592 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$511 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$72 thousand
  • Police$9 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
25%$573 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$573 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.4%$172 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$164 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand
Interest on debt
5.4%$124 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.2%$27 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$27 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.3%$6 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$6 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Bergen. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Bergen 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.