Town Hall · Bloomfield

Bloomfield, NM town hall & government

Bloomfield spent $18 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $2,448 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
$18 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$2,448
typical New Mexico cities: $2,387
Long-term debt
$6.7 million
$920 per resident
Police
$4 million22%
Water & other utilities
$2.5 million14%
Sewer & trash
$2.3 million13%
Administration & buildings
$2.3 million13%
Parks & libraries
$1.8 million10%
Roads & transportation
$1.5 million8%
Fire
$1.4 million8%
Interest on debt
$368,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$350,0002%
Paid to other governments
$89,000<1%
Health & welfare
$61,000<1%
Other
$1.3 million7%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 44%
  • From the state 17%
  • Utility sales 15%
  • Fees & charges 14%
  • Property taxes 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • From the federal government 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Bloomfield

Full-time staff
75
17 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$55,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
18
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
23 full-time
Administration & buildings
12 full-time6 part
Roads & transportation
14 full-time
Parks & libraries
9 full-time8 part
Health & welfare
6 full-time
Water & other utilities
5 full-time
Sewer & trash
4 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
2 full-time3 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 Municipal Schools

Bloomfield's K–12 school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,083
New Mexico: $17,681
Students
2,521
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$6 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from New Mexico districts overall: 17% local, 64% state, 20% federal

  • Local 24%
  • State 58%
  • Federal 18%

Of the $17,083 per pupil, $9,624 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.

Also serving Bloomfield: Aztec Municipal Schools ($15,889 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Bloomfield pay

Typical tax bill
$1,211
a year · New Mexico typical $1,731
Effective rate
0.75%
of home value · New Mexico 0.70%
Typical home value
$161,200
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.

Local

Contact Bloomfield's government

🏛️ Official websitebloomfieldnm.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Bloomfield →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Bloomfield

Bloomfield is represented in Congress by Senators Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Luján and Representative Teresa Leger Fernandez. Michelle Lujan Grisham 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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