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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 $562 thousand and spent $507 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money51%Town taxes49%Fees for services (garbage collection)0.4%Fines and other0.2%

What stands out

51%

of Bergen's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Town taxes49%

Property tax
48%$271 thousand
Other taxes
0.5%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.4%

Fees for services
0.4%$2 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther government-run businesses and garbage collection
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
  • Garbage collection$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money51%

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

From the state
51%$285 thousand

Fines and other0.2%

Fines
0.2%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking55%Running the government and other costs20%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Water, sewer, trash and utilities11%Interest on debt0.4%Environment and natural resources0.2%

What stands out

11%

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
55%$279 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$279 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$100 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$44 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$31 thousand
  • Government buildings$23 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$69 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$67 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
11%$56 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$56 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$2 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$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.