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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Brookland took in $2.7 million and spent $1.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes54%Fees for services (water, sewer)26%State tax money14%Fines and other5.2%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

46%

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

City taxes54%

Sales tax
46%$1.2 million
Other taxes
5.9%$157 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Public utility taxes$150 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
2.3%$60 thousand

Fees for services26%

Fees for services
26%$699 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and sewer
  • Water$357 thousand
  • Sewer$342 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$1 thousand

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$381 thousand

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$5 thousand

Fines and other5.2%

Interest, rents and other
5.2%$137 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails34%Roads, transit and parking25%Running the government and other costs19%Water, sewer, trash and utilities14%Health and hospitals3.6%All other spending3.9%

What stands out

34%

of Brookland'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
34%$456 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$301 thousand
  • Fire protection$86 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$65 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$4 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
25%$341 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$341 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$261 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and government buildings
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$181 thousand
  • Government buildings$80 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
14%$188 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$148 thousand
  • Sewer systems$40 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.6%$49 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$49 thousand
Interest on debt
3.3%$45 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$38 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$7 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$7 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Brookland. 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 Brookland 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.