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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Berlin took in $3.3 million and spent $2.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, garbage collection)74%Fines and other11%Borough taxes7.0%State tax money4.2%Federal tax money3.1%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

74%

of Berlin'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%.

Borough taxes7.0%

Individual income tax
5.7%$189 thousand
Other taxes
1.1%$38 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses and real estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Public utility licenses$19 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
0.1%$4 thousand

Fees for services74%

Fees for services
74%$2.5 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Electric power$2.1 million
  • Garbage collection$343 thousand
  • Other service charges$32 thousand
  • Water$29 thousand
  • Sewer$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.1%

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

From the federal government
3.1%$102 thousand

State tax money4.2%

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

From the state
4.2%$140 thousand

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$6 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
11%$361 thousand
Fines
0.2%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities64%Running the government and other costs22%Police, fire, courts and jails8.1%Roads, transit and parking5.6%Parks, recreation and libraries0.7%

What stands out

64%

of Berlin'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
64%$1.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; garbage and solid waste and 2 more
  • Electric power$1.3 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$421 thousand
  • Water supply$31 thousand
  • Sewer systems$8 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$615 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$364 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$133 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$91 thousand
  • Government buildings$27 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.1%$226 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$188 thousand
  • Fire protection$38 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.6%$158 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$158 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$20 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$20 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Berlin. 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 Borough of Berlin 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.