Town government · White County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Brookston took in $3.4 million and spent $2.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)85%Town taxes6.9%State tax money6.4%Federal tax money0.7%County and local tax money0.3%Fines and other0.3%

What stands out

85%

of Brookston'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 taxes6.9%

Property tax
6.9%$238 thousand
Other taxes
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services85%

Fees for services
85%$2.9 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 4 more
  • Electric power$1.9 million
  • Water$539 thousand
  • Sewer$487 thousand
  • Other service charges$23 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$15 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.7%

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

From the federal government
0.7%$24 thousand

State tax money6.4%

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

From the state
6.4%$220 thousand

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$11 thousand

Fines and other0.3%

Interest, rents and other
0.3%$11 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities71%Running the government and other costs24%Interest on debt4.2%Roads, transit and parking0.2%Police, fire, courts and jails<0.1%

What stands out

71%

of Brookston'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
71%$1.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 1 more
  • Electric power$1.2 million
  • Water supply$254 thousand
  • Sewer systems$182 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$567 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)$389 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$178 thousand
Interest on debt
4.2%$98 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.2%$5 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Brookston. 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 Brookston 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.