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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Bergen took in $408 thousand and spent $321 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money36%Federal tax money25%Town taxes25%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)14%Fines and other0.2%

What stands out

25%

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

Town taxes25%

Property tax
24%$99 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$59 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other government-run businesses and 2 more
  • Garbage collection$56 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money25%

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

From the federal government
25%$101 thousand

State tax money36%

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

From the state
36%$147 thousand

Fines and other0.2%

Interest, rents and other
0.2%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking44%Water, sewer, trash and utilities19%Running the government and other costs18%Health and hospitals8.4%Police, fire, courts and jails7.8%All other spending3.1%

What stands out

19%

of Bergen's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
44%$140 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$140 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
19%$60 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$60 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$59 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$28 thousand
  • Government buildings$24 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$5 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$2 thousand
Health and hospitals
8.4%$27 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$27 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.8%$25 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$24 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Interest on debt
2.8%$9 thousand
Housing and community development
0.3%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Bergen. 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 Town of Bergen 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.