City government · Glynn County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Brunswick took in $32.0 million and spent $21.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money56%City taxes28%Fees for services (garbage collection, sewer)11%Fines and other2.9%State tax money1.8%

What stands out

56%

of Brunswick's money comes from county and other local tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 0.8%.

City taxes28%

Property tax
19%$6.0 million
Other taxes
9.0%$2.9 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; insurance premium taxes and 4 more
  • Public utility taxes$1.4 million
  • Insurance premium taxes$1.3 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$69 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$63 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$55 thousand
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$3.6 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; sewer and 2 more
  • Garbage collection$2.3 million
  • Sewer$1.3 million
  • Other service charges$27 thousand
  • Road charges$26 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.8%

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

From the state
1.8%$592 thousand

County and local tax money56%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
56%$18.0 million

Fines and other2.9%

Interest, rents and other
2.2%$716 thousand
Fines
0.7%$216 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails46%Running the government and other costs27%Water, sewer, trash and utilities12%Parks, recreation and libraries9.0%Roads, transit and parking5.6%Interest on debt0.4%

What stands out

46%

of Brunswick's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
46%$9.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$5.5 million
  • Fire protection$3.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$395 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$195 thousand
Running the government and other costs
27%$5.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.1 million
  • Other government-run businesses$289 thousand
  • Government buildings$154 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
12%$2.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.0%$1.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.9 million
Roads, transit and parking
5.6%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
Interest on debt
0.4%$79 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Brunswick. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of City of Brunswick 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.