Town government · Jefferson County, AL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Brookside took in $2.4 million and spent $2.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, gas)46%Fines and other28%Town taxes15%State tax money6.6%Federal tax money4.4%

What stands out

27%

of Brookside's money comes from fines.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes15%

Sales tax
9.7%$231 thousand
Other taxes
2.6%$63 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; alcoholic beverage taxes and 3 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$54 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$4 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$3 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$1 thousand
  • Tobacco taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
2.6%$61 thousand

Fees for services46%

Fees for services
46%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; gas and 4 more
  • Water$740 thousand
  • Gas$145 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$116 thousand
  • Garbage collection$67 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$15 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.4%

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

From the federal government
4.4%$105 thousand

State tax money6.6%

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

From the state
6.6%$158 thousand

Fines and other28%

Fines
27%$640 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.6%$37 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs31%Police, fire, courts and jails30%Water, sewer, trash and utilities29%Interest on debt4.5%Parks, recreation and libraries4.0%Roads, transit and parking1.2%

What stands out

30%

of Brookside's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
31%$910 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$600 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$310 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$880 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$775 thousand
  • Fire protection$93 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$12 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
29%$855 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and gas supply
  • Water supply$646 thousand
  • Gas supply$209 thousand
Interest on debt
4.5%$131 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.0%$118 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$118 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.2%$36 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$36 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Brookside. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Brookside 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.