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.
Where Bloomfield's money goes
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%
Who works for Bloomfield
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Bloomfield Municipal Schools
Bloomfield's K–12 school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
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).
Which schools Bloomfield kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Bloomfield pay
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.
Contact Bloomfield's government
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.
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.