Borough government · Bucks County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Bristol took in $12.3 million and spent $12.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes45%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)36%State tax money7.7%Fines and other6.5%Federal tax money4.1%

What stands out

13%

of Bristol's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 2.5%.

Borough taxes45%

Property tax
33%$4.0 million
Other taxes
13%$1.5 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.1 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$356 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$106 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services36%

Fees for services
36%$4.5 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 4 more
  • Sewer$2.7 million
  • Garbage collection$1.5 million
  • Other service charges$210 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$51 thousand
  • Parking$30 thousand
  • Water$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.1%

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

From the federal government
4.1%$501 thousand

State tax money7.7%

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

From the state
7.7%$938 thousand

Fines and other6.5%

Interest, rents and other
5.4%$660 thousand
Fines
1.1%$137 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails33%Running the government and other costs25%Water, sewer, trash and utilities24%Roads, transit and parking14%Parks, recreation and libraries2.4%All other spending1.6%

What stands out

33%

of Bristol's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
33%$4.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Police$3.5 million
  • Inspections and regulation$321 thousand
  • Fire protection$246 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$134 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$3.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.3 million
  • Other and not broken out$934 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$631 thousand
  • Government buildings$312 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
24%$3.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$1.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.5 million
Roads, transit and parking
14%$1.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$1.8 million
  • Parking$8 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.4%$302 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$302 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.1%$146 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$146 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$51 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Bristol. 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 Bristol 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.