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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Brooklyn took in $32.2 million and spent $33.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes49%State tax money39%Fines and other11%County and local tax money1.6%Federal tax money0.2%

What stands out

11%

of Brooklyn's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Town taxes49%

Property tax
49%$15.7 million

Fees for services<0.1%

Fees for services
<0.1%$4 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges
  • Other school charges$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.2%

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

From the federal government
0.2%$50 thousand

State tax money39%

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

From the state
39%$12.5 million

County and local tax money1.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.6%$504 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
11%$3.4 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges58%Sent to other local governments18%Running the government and other costs9.3%Police, fire, courts and jails5.1%Roads, transit and parking4.1%All other spending4.8%

What stands out

58%

of Brooklyn's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
58%$19.6 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$19.6 million
Sent to other local governments
18%$6.2 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$6.2 million
Running the government and other costs
9.3%$3.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.2 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$752 thousand
  • Government buildings$185 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.1%$1.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$958 thousand
  • Police$562 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$135 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$73 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.1%$1.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$1.4 million
  • Public transit$17 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.1%$1.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$798 thousand
  • Libraries$250 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.2%$398 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$398 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$143 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$143 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$20 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Brooklyn. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Town of Brooklyn 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.