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Briny Breezes's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Briny Breezes took in $1.4 million and spent $1.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes48%Fees for services (water)34%Federal tax money12%State tax money3.8%County and local tax money1.5%Fines and other0.3%

What stands out

12%

of Briny Breezes' money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes48%

Property tax
44%$630 thousand
Other taxes
3.4%$48 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$25 thousand
  • Other licenses$18 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services34%

Fees for services
34%$483 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and other service charges
  • Water$290 thousand
  • Other service charges$193 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$177 thousand

State tax money3.8%

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

From the state
3.8%$54 thousand

County and local tax money1.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.5%$21 thousand

Fines and other0.3%

Fines
0.1%$2 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails65%Water, sewer, trash and utilities23%Running the government and other costs10%Roads, transit and parking1.2%Parks, recreation and libraries0.2%

What stands out

65%

of Briny Breezes' spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
65%$668 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$417 thousand
  • Police$185 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$52 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$14 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
23%$240 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$240 thousand
Running the government and other costs
10%$102 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and other and not broken out
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$95 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$7 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.2%$12 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$12 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$2 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Briny Breezes. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Briny Breezes 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.