Village government · Fayette County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2024), Brownstown took in $860 thousand and spent $799 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended March 31, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)51%State tax money30%Village taxes12%Fines and other6.6%

What stands out

30%

of Brownstown's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

Village taxes12%

Property tax
8.3%$71 thousand
Other taxes
4.1%$35 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$35 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services51%

Fees for services
51%$436 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$236 thousand
  • Sewer$149 thousand
  • Garbage collection$51 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money30%

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

From the state
30%$261 thousand

Fines and other6.6%

Interest, rents and other
6.4%$55 thousand
Fines
0.2%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs41%Water, sewer, trash and utilities35%Roads, transit and parking18%Police, fire, courts and jails5.5%Interest on debt1.8%

What stands out

41%

of Brownstown's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
41%$324 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings and other and not broken out
  • Government buildings$244 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$80 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
35%$277 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$184 thousand
  • Sewer systems$93 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$140 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$140 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.5%$44 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$44 thousand
Interest on debt
1.8%$14 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Brownstown. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended March 31, 2024.

What this covers. The money of Village of Brownstown 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.