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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Brooksville took in $16.7 million and spent $14.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)44%City taxes36%Fines and other11%State tax money4.3%County and local tax money4.0%Federal tax money1.5%

What stands out

18%

of Brooksville's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 2.5%.

City taxes36%

Other taxes
18%$3.1 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$1.6 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$767 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$418 thousand
  • Other licenses$300 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
17%$2.9 million

Fees for services44%

Fees for services
44%$7.4 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Water$5.3 million
  • Garbage collection$1.7 million
  • Other service charges$148 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$112 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$49 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.5%

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

From the federal government
1.5%$243 thousand

State tax money4.3%

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

From the state
4.3%$726 thousand

County and local tax money4.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.0%$674 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
10%$1.7 million
Fines
0.5%$78 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities36%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Running the government and other costs16%Roads, transit and parking11%Parks, recreation and libraries5.7%All other spending2.6%

What stands out

28%

of Brooksville's 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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
36%$5.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$3.8 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$4.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$2.8 million
  • Police$1.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$103 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$2.3 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)$1.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$687 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$356 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$1.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.7%$808 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$808 thousand
Interest on debt
1.8%$259 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$180 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$79 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.8%$109 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$109 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Brooksville. 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 City of Brooksville 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.