Town government · Douglas County, WA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Bridgeport took in $3.5 million and spent $3.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)44%State tax money31%Town taxes17%Fines and other6.8%Federal tax money0.7%

What stands out

31%

of Bridgeport's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

Town taxes17%

Other taxes
8.3%$285 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 4 more
  • Public utility taxes$158 thousand
  • Other licenses$56 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$45 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$18 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$5 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
5.6%$193 thousand
Property tax
3.1%$108 thousand

Fees for services44%

Fees for services
44%$1.5 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 4 more
  • Sewer$602 thousand
  • Water$502 thousand
  • Garbage collection$364 thousand
  • Other service charges$53 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$11 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.7%

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

From the federal government
0.7%$25 thousand

State tax money31%

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

From the state
31%$1.1 million

Fines and other6.8%

Interest, rents and other
6.7%$232 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities56%Roads, transit and parking13%Running the government and other costs11%Parks, recreation and libraries7.5%Police, fire, courts and jails6.5%All other spending5.7%

What stands out

56%

of Bridgeport'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
56%$2.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$1.2 million
  • Sewer systems$418 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$350 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$469 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$468 thousand
  • Parking$1 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$399 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$129 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$102 thousand
  • Government buildings$63 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$61 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$44 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.5%$268 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$268 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.5%$230 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$181 thousand
  • Fire protection$25 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$23 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$1 thousand
Interest on debt
3.4%$121 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$109 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$12 thousand
Housing and community development
1.2%$44 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.1%$39 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$39 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Bridgeport. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Town of Bridgeport 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.