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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Brush took in $11.6 million and spent $9.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)45%City taxes40%State tax money7.9%Fines and other6.2%County and local tax money1.7%

What stands out

29%

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

City taxes40%

Sales tax
29%$3.3 million
Property tax
7.6%$889 thousand
Other taxes
3.5%$407 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; motor vehicle licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$305 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$98 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services45%

Fees for services
45%$5.2 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 4 more
  • Sewer$1.9 million
  • Water$1.8 million
  • Parks and recreation$758 thousand
  • Garbage collection$598 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$83 thousand
  • Airport$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money7.9%

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

From the state
7.9%$916 thousand

County and local tax money1.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.7%$199 thousand

Fines and other6.2%

Interest, rents and other
5.9%$691 thousand
Fines
0.2%$25 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities43%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Roads, transit and parking13%Running the government and other costs13%Parks, recreation and libraries9.7%All other spending1.9%

What stands out

10%

of Brush's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
43%$4.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.7 million
  • Water supply$1.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$1.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.4 million
  • Fire protection$366 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$78 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
  • Airports$5 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$1.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$566 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$512 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$158 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.7%$937 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$937 thousand
Interest on debt
1.9%$184 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Brush. 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 Brush 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.