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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Brayton took in $261 thousand and spent $190 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)51%City taxes22%Fines and other11%County and local tax money8.0%State tax money7.7%

What stands out

8%

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

City taxes22%

Property tax
15%$39 thousand
Sales tax
6.5%$17 thousand
Other taxes
0.4%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services51%

Fees for services
51%$133 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$68 thousand
  • Sewer$27 thousand
  • Other service charges$21 thousand
  • Garbage collection$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money7.7%

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

From the state
7.7%$20 thousand

County and local tax money8.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
8.0%$21 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
11%$30 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs42%Water, sewer, trash and utilities18%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Roads, transit and parking14%Interest on debt7.4%Parks, recreation and libraries3.2%

What stands out

42%

of Brayton's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
42%$80 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$66 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$12 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
18%$35 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$21 thousand
  • Sewer systems$7 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$7 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$28 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$28 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$27 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$27 thousand
Interest on debt
7.4%$14 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$12 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.2%$6 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Brayton. 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 Brayton 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.