Town government · Newton County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Brook took in $700 thousand and spent $740 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)56%State tax money28%Town taxes14%Fines and other1.6%County and local tax money1.0%

What stands out

28%

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

Town taxes14%

Property tax
14%$95 thousand
Other taxes
0.6%$4 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$3 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services56%

Fees for services
56%$390 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$245 thousand
  • Sewer$140 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money28%

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

From the state
28%$193 thousand

County and local tax money1.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.0%$7 thousand

Fines and other1.6%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$8 thousand
Fines
0.4%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities41%Running the government and other costs40%Roads, transit and parking15%Interest on debt3.4%Environment and natural resources0.1%

What stands out

40%

of Brook'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
41%$307 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$134 thousand
  • Water supply$97 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$76 thousand
Running the government and other costs
40%$298 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$263 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$35 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$109 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$109 thousand
Interest on debt
3.4%$25 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$1 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Brook. 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 Town of Brook 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.