City government · Buchanan County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Brandon took in $428 thousand and spent $324 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)37%City taxes33%State tax money14%Federal tax money12%County and local tax money3.5%Fines and other0.2%

What stands out

12%

of Brandon's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes33%

Property tax
17%$72 thousand
Sales tax
10%$43 thousand
Other taxes
6.1%$26 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$26 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services37%

Fees for services
37%$160 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$74 thousand
  • Water$52 thousand
  • Garbage collection$34 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$50 thousand

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$61 thousand

County and local tax money3.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.5%$15 thousand

Fines and other0.2%

Interest, rents and other
0.2%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities41%Roads, transit and parking21%Running the government and other costs11%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Parks, recreation and libraries10%All other spending6.5%

What stands out

6.2%

of Brandon's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
41%$132 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$52 thousand
  • Water supply$45 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$35 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$67 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$67 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$35 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; government buildings and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$20 thousand
  • Government buildings$8 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$35 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$19 thousand
  • Police$16 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
10%$34 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$34 thousand
Sent to other local governments
6.2%$20 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$20 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Brandon. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Brandon 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.