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New Berlin's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), New Berlin took in $73.1 million and spent $87.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes46%Fees for services (sewer, water)31%Fines and other9.1%State tax money7.1%County and local tax money4.3%Federal tax money3.0%

What stands out

44%

of New Berlin's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 19%.

City taxes46%

Property tax
44%$32.0 million
Other taxes
2.1%$1.5 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$639 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$511 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$357 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services31%

Fees for services
31%$22.4 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 5 more
  • Sewer$11.4 million
  • Water$4.4 million
  • Other service charges$2.0 million
  • Road charges$1.8 million
  • Garbage collection$1.8 million
  • Parks and recreation$816 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$156 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.0%

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

From the federal government
3.0%$2.2 million

State tax money7.1%

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

From the state
7.1%$5.2 million

County and local tax money4.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.3%$3.2 million

Fines and other9.1%

Interest, rents and other
8.6%$6.3 million
Fines
0.5%$383 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails24%Water, sewer, trash and utilities21%Roads, transit and parking20%Parks, recreation and libraries19%Running the government and other costs11%All other spending5.2%

What stands out

19%

of New Berlin's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 5.6%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$21.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$12.8 million
  • Fire protection$7.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$654 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$529 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
21%$18.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$10.6 million
  • Water supply$5.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.5 million
Roads, transit and parking
20%$17.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$17.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
19%$16.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$14.8 million
  • Libraries$1.8 million
Running the government and other costs
11%$10.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$3.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.0 million
  • Government buildings$2.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.0 million
Interest on debt
3.6%$3.2 million
Health and hospitals
1.6%$1.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.4 million
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$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

City of New Berlin. 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 City of New Berlin 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.