Borough government · Perry County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Bloomfield took in $1.2 million and spent $758 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)41%Borough taxes29%Federal tax money23%Fines and other3.9%State tax money3.5%

What stands out

23%

of Bloomfield's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Borough taxes29%

Property tax
16%$186 thousand
Individual income tax
8.8%$102 thousand
Other taxes
4.2%$49 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and real estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Occupation and business licenses$27 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$22 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services41%

Fees for services
41%$476 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Sewer$415 thousand
  • Garbage collection$60 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money23%

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

From the federal government
23%$266 thousand

State tax money3.5%

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

From the state
3.5%$41 thousand

Fines and other3.9%

Interest, rents and other
3.6%$42 thousand
Fines
0.3%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities33%Roads, transit and parking23%Running the government and other costs21%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Interest on debt5.0%All other spending3.8%

What stands out

23%

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

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
33%$253 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$195 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$58 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
23%$173 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$170 thousand
  • Parking$3 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$160 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$89 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$31 thousand
  • Government buildings$27 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$13 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$105 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$79 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$26 thousand
Interest on debt
5.0%$38 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.7%$13 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$13 thousand
Housing and community development
1.3%$10 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$6 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Bloomfield. 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 Bloomfield 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.