Town government · Hendricks County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Brownsburg took in $58.8 million and spent $68.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes46%Fees for services (sewer, water)37%State tax money8.5%Fines and other6.5%County and local tax money1.1%

What stands out

43%

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

Town taxes46%

Property tax
43%$25.2 million
Other taxes
3.6%$2.1 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.1 million
  • Other licenses$862 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$181 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services37%

Fees for services
37%$22.0 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$12.1 million
  • Water$6.7 million
  • Parks and recreation$2.5 million
  • Other service charges$697 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money8.5%

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

From the state
8.5%$5.0 million

County and local tax money1.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.1%$620 thousand

Fines and other6.5%

Interest, rents and other
6.0%$3.5 million
Fines
0.5%$305 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails32%Running the government and other costs32%Water, sewer, trash and utilities18%Parks, recreation and libraries7.5%Roads, transit and parking5.2%All other spending5.7%

What stands out

32%

of Brownsburg'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
32%$22.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$13.3 million
  • Police$8.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$315 thousand
Running the government and other costs
32%$21.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Other and not broken out$21.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$400 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
18%$12.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$8.6 million
  • Water supply$3.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.5%$5.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$5.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
5.2%$3.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.6 million
Interest on debt
4.5%$3.1 million
Housing and community development
1.3%$861 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Brownsburg. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Town of Brownsburg 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.