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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Brawley took in $41.8 million and spent $28.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)48%City taxes36%Fines and other6.2%State tax money5.2%County and local tax money2.3%Federal tax money2.3%

What stands out

14%

of Brawley's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes36%

Sales tax
14%$6.0 million
Property tax
11%$4.8 million
Other taxes
10%$4.3 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 4 more
  • Public utility taxes$2.9 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$482 thousand
  • Other licenses$475 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$239 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$74 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$43 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services48%

Fees for services
48%$20.0 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 4 more
  • Water$7.8 million
  • Sewer$6.5 million
  • Other service charges$3.8 million
  • Garbage collection$1.7 million
  • Airport$116 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$85 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.3%

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

From the federal government
2.3%$964 thousand

State tax money5.2%

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

From the state
5.2%$2.2 million

County and local tax money2.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.3%$973 thousand

Fines and other6.2%

Interest, rents and other
6.2%$2.6 million
Fines
<0.1%$18 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails37%Water, sewer, trash and utilities30%Running the government and other costs11%Roads, transit and parking8.8%Parks, recreation and libraries7.7%All other spending5.5%

What stands out

37%

of Brawley's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
37%$10.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$5.8 million
  • Fire protection$3.3 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.4 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
30%$8.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$3.7 million
  • Sewer systems$3.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.7 million
Running the government and other costs
11%$3.1 million
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)$3.0 million
  • Other and not broken out$87 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.8%$2.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$2.4 million
  • Airports$80 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.7%$2.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.6 million
  • Libraries$561 thousand
Interest on debt
3.3%$938 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$811 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$127 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.2%$613 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$613 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

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

What this covers. The money of City of Brawley 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.