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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Berkshire took in $919 thousand and spent $775 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes54%State tax money26%County and local tax money19%Fees for services0.9%Fines and other0.5%

What stands out

19%

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

Town taxes54%

Property tax
51%$472 thousand
Other taxes
2.6%$24 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$17 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.9%

Fees for services
0.9%$8 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money26%

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

From the state
26%$236 thousand

County and local tax money19%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
19%$174 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Fines
0.3%$3 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.2%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking66%Running the government and other costs30%Police, fire, courts and jails2.1%Parks, recreation and libraries2.1%Health and hospitals0.4%

What stands out

66%

of Berkshire's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
66%$509 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$509 thousand
Running the government and other costs
30%$231 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$163 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$32 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$24 thousand
  • Government buildings$12 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.1%$16 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services
  • Courts and legal services$16 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.1%$16 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$9 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Berkshire. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Berkshire 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.