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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Burke took in $2.0 million and spent $1.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes53%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)25%State tax money16%Fines and other7.2%

What stands out

25%

of Burke's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes53%

Property tax
45%$914 thousand
Other taxes
7.7%$157 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$63 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$54 thousand
  • Other licenses$40 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services25%

Fees for services
25%$499 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; road charges and 3 more
  • Garbage collection$483 thousand
  • Road charges$6 thousand
  • Housing$6 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$319 thousand

Fines and other7.2%

Interest, rents and other
7.2%$146 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking33%Water, sewer, trash and utilities23%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Running the government and other costs17%Health and hospitals3.4%Parks, recreation and libraries3.4%

What stands out

23%

of Burke'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
33%$572 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$572 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
23%$410 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$391 thousand
  • Sewer systems$19 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$353 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$221 thousand
  • Police$64 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$40 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$28 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$294 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)$175 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$62 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$31 thousand
  • Government buildings$26 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.4%$60 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$60 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.4%$59 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$59 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Burke. 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 Burke 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.