Town government · Jackson County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Brownstown took in $3.3 million and spent $3.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)39%Town taxes33%County and local tax money22%State tax money6.4%Fines and other<0.1%

What stands out

22%

of Brownstown's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes33%

Property tax
24%$773 thousand
Individual income tax
4.9%$160 thousand
Other taxes
3.9%$127 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$78 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$42 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$5 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services39%

Fees for services
39%$1.3 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Sewer$1.0 million
  • Garbage collection$167 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$57 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$26 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money6.4%

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

From the state
6.4%$209 thousand

County and local tax money22%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
22%$701 thousand

Fines and other<0.1%

Interest, rents and other
<0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities35%Police, fire, courts and jails29%Running the government and other costs22%Roads, transit and parking7.5%Parks, recreation and libraries5.8%Interest on debt0.6%

What stands out

29%

of Brownstown's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
35%$1.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$1.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$963 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$963 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$729 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$454 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$228 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$47 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.5%$250 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$250 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.8%$194 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$194 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$19 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Brownstown. 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 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.