City government · Chippewa County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Bloomer took in $10.8 million and spent $10.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)70%City taxes12%State tax money10%County and local tax money4.7%Fines and other2.6%

What stands out

70%

of Bloomer's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes12%

Property tax
12%$1.3 million
Other taxes
0.3%$30 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$19 thousand
  • Other licenses$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services70%

Fees for services
70%$7.6 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 6 more
  • Electric power$5.0 million
  • Sewer$1.1 million
  • Water$708 thousand
  • Garbage collection$514 thousand
  • Other service charges$245 thousand
  • Road charges$5 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$1.1 million

County and local tax money4.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.7%$504 thousand

Fines and other2.6%

Interest, rents and other
2.5%$274 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$10 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities70%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Roads, transit and parking6.8%Parks, recreation and libraries3.6%Interest on debt3.6%All other spending5.6%

What stands out

70%

of Bloomer'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
70%$7.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Electric power$5.0 million
  • Sewer systems$1.1 million
  • Water supply$652 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$479 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$1.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$934 thousand
  • Fire protection$116 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$8 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$6 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.8%$707 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$707 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.6%$371 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$245 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$126 thousand
Interest on debt
3.6%$371 thousand
Running the government and other costs
2.6%$272 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$127 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$78 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$61 thousand
  • Government buildings$6 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.5%$261 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$261 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$25 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$25 thousand
Housing and community development
0.2%$20 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Bloomer. 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 City of Bloomer 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.