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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Bradley took in $1.2 million and spent $970 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes58%State tax money28%Federal tax money10%Fees for services (road charges, parks and recreation)2.9%Fines and other0.8%

What stands out

10%

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

Town taxes58%

Property tax
56%$671 thousand
Other taxes
2.3%$28 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$22 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.9%

Fees for services
2.9%$35 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther government-run businesses; other service charges and 2 more
  • Other government-run businesses$24 thousand
  • Other service charges$8 thousand
  • Road charges$2 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money10%

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

From the federal government
10%$124 thousand

State tax money28%

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

From the state
28%$337 thousand

Fines and other0.8%

Interest, rents and other
0.8%$10 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking61%Running the government and other costs20%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.0%Parks, recreation and libraries2.2%

What stands out

7%

of Bradley'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
61%$588 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$588 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$191 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$58 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$44 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$41 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$28 thousand
  • Government buildings$20 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$102 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$88 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$12 thousand
  • Police$2 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.0%$68 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$68 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.2%$21 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$21 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Bradley. 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 Bradley 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.