Village government · Cook County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Brookfield took in $38.4 million and spent $35.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Village taxes48%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)30%State tax money17%Fines and other4.1%County and local tax money0.1%

What stands out

38%

of Brookfield's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 19%.

Village taxes48%

Property tax
38%$14.6 million
Other taxes
8.3%$3.2 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$1.5 million
  • Public utility taxes$1.3 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$385 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
1.9%$735 thousand

Fees for services30%

Fees for services
30%$11.5 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 4 more
  • Water$6.2 million
  • Garbage collection$2.3 million
  • Sewer$1.4 million
  • Other service charges$1.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$527 thousand
  • Parking$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$14 thousand

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$6.7 million

County and local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.1%$51 thousand

Fines and other4.1%

Interest, rents and other
2.6%$981 thousand
Fines
1.5%$588 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails33%Running the government and other costs28%Water, sewer, trash and utilities20%Parks, recreation and libraries8.0%Interest on debt5.8%Roads, transit and parking5.6%

What stands out

28%

of Brookfield's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 18%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
33%$11.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$6.7 million
  • Fire protection$4.9 million
Running the government and other costs
28%$9.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$6.9 million
  • Other and not broken out$2.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$753 thousand
  • Government buildings$264 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
20%$7.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$4.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.9 million
  • Sewer systems$48 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.0%$2.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$1.9 million
  • Parks and recreation$937 thousand
Interest on debt
5.8%$2.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
5.6%$2.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.0 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Brookfield. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Village of Brookfield 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.