Town government · Gibson County, TN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Bradford took in $1.1 million and spent $1.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes43%Fees for services (water, sewer)32%Fines and other18%State tax money5.9%County and local tax money1.3%

What stands out

17%

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

Town taxes43%

Property tax
19%$202 thousand
Other taxes
13%$137 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 1 more
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$109 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$24 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
11%$115 thousand

Fees for services32%

Fees for services
32%$338 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and sewer
  • Water$201 thousand
  • Sewer$137 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.9%

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

From the state
5.9%$62 thousand

County and local tax money1.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.3%$14 thousand

Fines and other18%

Fines
17%$180 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.5%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities42%Police, fire, courts and jails39%Running the government and other costs16%Roads, transit and parking1.9%Parks, recreation and libraries1.1%

What stands out

39%

of Bradford'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
42%$478 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$351 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$97 thousand
  • Sewer systems$30 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
39%$445 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$376 thousand
  • Fire protection$69 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$177 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$150 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$18 thousand
  • Government buildings$9 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.9%$22 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$22 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$13 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$13 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Bradford. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Bradford 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.