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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Bridgewater took in $1.4 million and spent $1.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes38%County and local tax money31%State tax money13%Federal tax money12%Fines and other3.5%Fees for services (water)2.2%

What stands out

31%

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

Town taxes38%

Property tax
36%$520 thousand
Other taxes
2.2%$31 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$19 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.2%

Fees for services
2.2%$31 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and other service charges
  • Water$30 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$168 thousand

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$186 thousand

County and local tax money31%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
31%$449 thousand

Fines and other3.5%

Fines
1.8%$26 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.7%$24 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking46%Running the government and other costs30%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.0%Interest on debt4.8%All other spending1.0%

What stands out

5%

of Bridgewater's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
46%$468 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$468 thousand
Running the government and other costs
30%$301 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$171 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$53 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$38 thousand
  • Government buildings$36 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$135 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Fire protection$96 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$30 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$8 thousand
  • Police$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.0%$51 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$48 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$3 thousand
Interest on debt
4.8%$49 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$6 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand
  • Libraries$2 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$4 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Bridgewater. 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 Bridgewater 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.