Village government · Genesee County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended May 31, 2022), Bergen took in $4.0 million and spent $3.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended May 31, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)74%State tax money9.1%Village taxes7.9%County and local tax money5.1%Fines and other3.7%Federal tax money<0.1%

What stands out

74%

of Bergen's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

Village taxes7.9%

Property tax
7.4%$293 thousand
Other taxes
0.5%$20 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$13 thousand
  • Other licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services74%

Fees for services
74%$2.9 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 2 more
  • Electric power$2.3 million
  • Sewer$399 thousand
  • Other service charges$144 thousand
  • Garbage collection$82 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
<0.1%$3 thousand

State tax money9.1%

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

From the state
9.1%$362 thousand

County and local tax money5.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.1%$202 thousand

Fines and other3.7%

Interest, rents and other
3.7%$149 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities76%Running the government and other costs12%Roads, transit and parking4.9%Police, fire, courts and jails2.8%Interest on debt2.2%All other spending2.1%

What stands out

76%

of Bergen's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
76%$2.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Electric power$1.9 million
  • Sewer systems$402 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$95 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$377 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$301 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$57 thousand
  • Government buildings$14 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$5 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.9%$158 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$158 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.8%$90 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Fire protection$77 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$6 thousand
  • Police$4 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$3 thousand
Interest on debt
2.2%$72 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.8%$59 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$59 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$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%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

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

What this covers. The money of Village 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.