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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Brooklyn took in $2.4 million and spent $2.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)81%Town taxes10%State tax money7.4%County and local tax money1.2%Fines and other0.1%

What stands out

81%

of Brooklyn's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

Town taxes10%

Property tax
8.2%$198 thousand
Other taxes
2.1%$51 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses and public utility taxes
  • Motor vehicle licenses$45 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services81%

Fees for services
81%$2.0 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 2 more
  • Electric power$1.0 million
  • Sewer$619 thousand
  • Water$314 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money7.4%

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

From the state
7.4%$180 thousand

County and local tax money1.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.2%$30 thousand

Fines and other0.1%

Fines
<0.1%$2 thousand
Interest, rents and other
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities74%Running the government and other costs16%Roads, transit and parking6.7%Interest on debt2.1%Police, fire, courts and jails1.5%Parks, recreation and libraries0.2%

What stands out

74%

of Brooklyn'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
74%$1.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Electric power$718 thousand
  • Sewer systems$563 thousand
  • Water supply$156 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$313 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)$294 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$19 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.7%$131 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$131 thousand
Interest on debt
2.1%$41 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.5%$30 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$28 thousand
  • Fire protection$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$3 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Brooklyn. 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 Brooklyn 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.