Village government · Macoupin County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Brighton took in $4.2 million and spent $2.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fines and other34%Fees for services (water, sewer)34%State tax money22%Village taxes9.8%

What stands out

33%

of Brighton's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

Village taxes9.8%

Property tax
9.3%$390 thousand
Other taxes
0.5%$22 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$22 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services34%

Fees for services
34%$1.4 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$1.1 million
  • Sewer$312 thousand
  • Other service charges$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$942 thousand

Fines and other34%

Interest, rents and other
33%$1.4 million
Fines
1.2%$51 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities49%Running the government and other costs18%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Roads, transit and parking9.3%Parks, recreation and libraries6.4%All other spending5.5%

What stands out

49%

of Brighton's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
49%$1.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$1.4 million
  • Sewer systems$9 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$518 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$349 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$130 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$39 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$341 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$341 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.3%$272 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$272 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.4%$187 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$102 thousand
  • Libraries$85 thousand
Social services
3.4%$99 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$99 thousand
Interest on debt
2.1%$62 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Brighton. 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 Village of Brighton 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.