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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Brisbane took in $40.7 million and spent $46.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes48%Fees for services (water, sewer)35%Fines and other14%State tax money3.0%

What stands out

15%

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

City taxes48%

Other taxes
21%$8.7 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; other selective sales taxes and 4 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$4.8 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.7 million
  • Public utility taxes$1.0 million
  • Other licenses$883 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$286 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$75 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
15%$6.2 million
Property tax
12%$4.9 million

Fees for services35%

Fees for services
35%$14.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 3 more
  • Other service charges$7.9 million
  • Water$3.0 million
  • Sewer$2.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$673 thousand
  • Ports and waterways$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.0%

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

From the state
3.0%$1.2 million

Fines and other14%

Interest, rents and other
14%$5.5 million
Fines
0.3%$110 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs46%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Water, sewer, trash and utilities15%Parks, recreation and libraries7.1%Roads, transit and parking5.1%All other spending3.3%

What stands out

46%

of Brisbane's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
46%$21.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$13.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$8.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$10.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$5.5 million
  • Fire protection$4.5 million
  • Inspections and regulation$705 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
15%$7.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$4.6 million
  • Sewer systems$2.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.1%$3.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$3.3 million
  • Libraries$39 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.1%$2.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.4 million
Interest on debt
2.1%$979 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$861 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$118 thousand
Housing and community development
1.2%$549 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Brisbane. 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 Brisbane 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.