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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Brentwood took in $191 million and spent $170 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)55%City taxes27%Fines and other14%State tax money2.6%Federal tax money1.4%County and local tax money0.7%

What stands out

55%

of Brentwood's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 30%.

City taxes27%

Property tax
12%$23.0 million
Other taxes
8.6%$16.4 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; other licenses and 4 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$7.3 million
  • Other licenses$5.1 million
  • Public utility taxes$1.6 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$989 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$794 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$658 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
6.4%$12.2 million

Fees for services55%

Fees for services
55%$104 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 4 more
  • Other service charges$42.2 million
  • Water$27.4 million
  • Garbage collection$17.3 million
  • Sewer$16.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$947 thousand
  • Housing$385 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.4%

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

From the federal government
1.4%$2.6 million

State tax money2.6%

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

From the state
2.6%$4.9 million

County and local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.7%$1.3 million

Fines and other14%

Interest, rents and other
14%$26.2 million
Fines
<0.1%$122 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities39%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Running the government and other costs16%Parks, recreation and libraries9.7%Roads, transit and parking8.1%All other spending7.0%

What stands out

39%

of Brentwood's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 20%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
39%$65.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$29.6 million
  • Water supply$22.8 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$13.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$35.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$28.0 million
  • Inspections and regulation$5.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.0 million
Running the government and other costs
16%$27.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$19.0 million
  • Other and not broken out$5.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.4 million
  • Government buildings$276 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.7%$16.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$16.2 million
  • Libraries$365 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.1%$13.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$13.7 million
Interest on debt
5.5%$9.4 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$7.7 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$1.6 million
Housing and community development
1.5%$2.6 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Brentwood. 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 Brentwood 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.