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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Brinkley took in $5.9 million and spent $4.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes48%Fees for services (water, sewer)27%Fines and other11%State tax money7.6%Federal tax money6.8%

What stands out

38%

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

City taxes48%

Sales tax
38%$2.2 million
Other taxes
6.9%$404 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$263 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$127 thousand
  • Other licenses$9 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
2.7%$156 thousand

Fees for services27%

Fees for services
27%$1.6 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 4 more
  • Water$832 thousand
  • Sewer$379 thousand
  • Garbage collection$196 thousand
  • Other service charges$139 thousand
  • Airport$56 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.8%

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

From the federal government
6.8%$399 thousand

State tax money7.6%

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

From the state
7.6%$446 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
7.0%$411 thousand
Fines
3.7%$219 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails35%Water, sewer, trash and utilities28%Running the government and other costs15%Roads, transit and parking14%Health and hospitals3.9%All other spending4.1%

What stands out

35%

of Brinkley'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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
35%$1.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.1 million
  • Fire protection$467 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$130 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
28%$1.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$832 thousand
  • Sewer systems$292 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$212 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$710 thousand
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$373 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$170 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$140 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$27 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$678 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports and roads and highways
  • Airports$395 thousand
  • Roads and highways$283 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.9%$188 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$188 thousand
Interest on debt
3.6%$174 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$138 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$36 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$21 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$21 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Brinkley. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Brinkley 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.