Town government · Rockingham County, VA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Bridgewater took in $12.6 million and spent $12.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)37%State tax money27%Town taxes26%Fines and other9.6%

What stands out

19%

of Bridgewater'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%.

Town taxes26%

Other taxes
19%$2.4 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 4 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.1 million
  • Public utility taxes$818 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$266 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$103 thousand
  • Other licenses$22 thousand
  • Tobacco taxes$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
4.7%$592 thousand
Sales tax
3.1%$387 thousand

Fees for services37%

Fees for services
37%$4.7 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 4 more
  • Sewer$1.7 million
  • Water$1.7 million
  • Garbage collection$678 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$403 thousand
  • Road charges$182 thousand
  • Other service charges$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money27%

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

From the state
27%$3.4 million

Fines and other9.6%

Interest, rents and other
8.7%$1.1 million
Fines
0.9%$109 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs39%Parks, recreation and libraries18%Water, sewer, trash and utilities18%Roads, transit and parking12%Police, fire, courts and jails10%All other spending3.7%

What stands out

18%

of Bridgewater's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
39%$4.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Government buildings$2.2 million
  • Other and not broken out$2.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$286 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$249 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
18%$2.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
18%$2.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$748 thousand
  • Sewer systems$723 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$723 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$1.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$1.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$1.2 million
  • Fire protection$31 thousand
Housing and community development
2.8%$349 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$108 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Bridgewater. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

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.