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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Bern took in $264 thousand and spent $306 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money63%Town taxes27%Federal tax money5.3%Fees for services (road charges)3.8%Fines and other1.5%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

63%

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

Town taxes27%

Property tax
26%$69 thousand
Other taxes
0.4%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.8%

Fees for services
3.8%$10 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges and other service charges
  • Road charges$7 thousand
  • Other service charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.3%

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

From the federal government
5.3%$14 thousand

State tax money63%

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

From the state
63%$165 thousand

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$1 thousand

Fines and other1.5%

Interest, rents and other
1.5%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking54%Running the government and other costs26%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.8%

What stands out

8.8%

of Bern'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
54%$165 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$165 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$80 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)$31 thousand
  • Government buildings$23 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$19 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$7 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$34 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$33 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.8%$27 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$27 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Bern. 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 Bern 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.