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Blooming Grove's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Blooming Grove took in $18.0 million and spent $16.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes68%County and local tax money10%State tax money9.3%Fines and other4.9%Fees for services (sewer, water)4.7%Federal tax money2.5%

What stands out

10%

of Blooming Grove's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

Town taxes68%

Property tax
62%$11.1 million
Other taxes
6.7%$1.2 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$935 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$138 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$133 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.7%

Fees for services
4.7%$855 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 4 more
  • Sewer$291 thousand
  • Water$286 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$172 thousand
  • Other service charges$90 thousand
  • Transit fares$13 thousand
  • Garbage collection$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.5%

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

From the federal government
2.5%$446 thousand

State tax money9.3%

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

From the state
9.3%$1.7 million

County and local tax money10%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
10%$1.8 million

Fines and other4.9%

Interest, rents and other
3.1%$566 thousand
Fines
1.7%$310 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs38%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Roads, transit and parking15%Water, sewer, trash and utilities12%Housing and community development9.1%All other spending8.7%

What stands out

9.1%

of Blooming Grove's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
38%$6.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$4.3 million
  • Government buildings$1.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$686 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$317 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$2.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$2.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$322 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$135 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$2.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.6 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
12%$2.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.5 million
  • Sewer systems$294 thousand
  • Water supply$182 thousand
Housing and community development
9.1%$1.5 million
Health and hospitals
3.4%$567 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$567 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.8%$476 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$476 thousand
Interest on debt
1.7%$278 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.8%$136 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$136 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$3 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$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Blooming Grove. 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 Blooming Grove 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.