Town government · Grant County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Bloomington took in $498 thousand and spent $406 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes55%State tax money37%Federal tax money4.2%Fees for services (road charges, garbage collection)2.2%County and local tax money0.8%Fines and other0.4%

What stands out

37%

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

Town taxes55%

Property tax
55%$274 thousand
Other taxes
0.4%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.2%

Fees for services
2.2%$11 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges and garbage collection
  • Road charges$10 thousand
  • Garbage collection$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.2%

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

From the federal government
4.2%$21 thousand

State tax money37%

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

From the state
37%$184 thousand

County and local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.8%$4 thousand

Fines and other0.4%

Interest, rents and other
0.4%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking78%Running the government and other costs11%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.2%Police, fire, courts and jails3.4%Interest on debt2.0%All other spending0.7%

What stands out

78%

of Bloomington's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
78%$318 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$318 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$46 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$22 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$19 thousand
  • Government buildings$3 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$1 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.2%$17 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$17 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.4%$14 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$14 thousand
Interest on debt
2.0%$8 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$1 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 Bloomington. 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 Bloomington 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.