Town Hall · Bloomfield

Bloomfield, NE town hall & government

Bloomfield spent $1.7 million in the year to September 30, 2022, about $1,792 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Bloomfield's government.

Town budget

Where Bloomfield's money goes

Spent
$1.7 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,792
typical Nebraska cities: $3,940
Long-term debt
$565,000
$599 per resident
Roads & transportation
$423,00025%
Administration & buildings
$354,00021%
Health & welfare
$291,00017%
Water & other utilities
$248,00015%
Sewer & trash
$210,00012%
Parks & libraries
$139,0008%
Interest on debt
$27,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 38%
  • Property taxes 14%
  • Utility sales 13%
  • From the state 13%
  • Sales taxes 8%
  • Other taxes & licenses 7%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • From other local governments 2%
Town workforce

Who works for Bloomfield

Full-time staff
7
20 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$44,000
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
2
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
5 full-time18 part
Police
2 full-time2 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Bloomfield Community Schools

Bloomfield's K–12 school district, shared with Peoria, Morton, Harrison, Central, Addison and Dolphin. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$20,429
Nebraska: $15,602
Students
275
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Nebraska districts overall: 56% local, 34% state, 10% federal

  • Local 65%
  • State 24%
  • Federal 10%

Of the $20,429 per pupil, $11,651 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Property tax

What homeowners in Bloomfield pay

Typical tax bill
$1,056
a year · Nebraska typical $3,549
Effective rate
1.14%
of home value · Nebraska 1.49%
Typical home value
$92,800
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Bloomfield's government

Town hall & decisions in Bloomfield →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Bloomfield

Bloomfield is represented in Congress by Senators Deb Fischer and Pete Ricketts and Representative Adrian Smith. Jim Pillen is governor.

All of Bloomfield's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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