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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Berne took in $2.7 million and spent $3.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money42%Town taxes27%State tax money22%Fines and other7.8%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)1.8%

What stands out

42%

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

Town taxes27%

Property tax
24%$647 thousand
Other taxes
2.5%$66 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$47 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.8%

Fees for services
1.8%$48 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Other service charges$43 thousand
  • Garbage collection$4 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 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%$587 thousand

County and local tax money42%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
42%$1.1 million

Fines and other7.8%

Interest, rents and other
7.7%$205 thousand
Fines
0.2%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking44%Running the government and other costs32%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Parks, recreation and libraries7.1%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.4%All other spending1.6%

What stands out

7.1%

of Berne's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
44%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
Running the government and other costs
32%$942 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$517 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$197 thousand
  • Government buildings$159 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$69 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$299 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$164 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$69 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$66 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.1%$210 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$139 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$71 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.4%$159 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$126 thousand
  • Sewer systems$33 thousand
Interest on debt
1.4%$41 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$7 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Berne. 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 Berne 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.