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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Brooklyn took in $5.2 million and spent $6.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, gas)65%City taxes26%State tax money6.0%County and local tax money2.0%Fines and other0.5%Federal tax money0.3%

What stands out

65%

of Brooklyn'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%.

City taxes26%

Property tax
17%$900 thousand
Sales tax
4.8%$250 thousand
Other taxes
3.7%$189 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$184 thousand
  • Other licenses$4 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services65%

Fees for services
65%$3.4 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; gas and 5 more
  • Electric power$1.4 million
  • Gas$760 thousand
  • Sewer$525 thousand
  • Water$450 thousand
  • Other service charges$147 thousand
  • Garbage collection$113 thousand
  • Road charges$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.3%

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

From the federal government
0.3%$14 thousand

State tax money6.0%

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

From the state
6.0%$311 thousand

County and local tax money2.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.0%$101 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$28 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities47%Roads, transit and parking29%Interest on debt10%Police, fire, courts and jails5.6%Running the government and other costs3.4%All other spending3.9%

What stands out

29%

of Brooklyn's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
47%$2.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; gas supply and 3 more
  • Electric power$1.3 million
  • Gas supply$806 thousand
  • Water supply$446 thousand
  • Sewer systems$204 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$108 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
29%$1.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.8 million
Interest on debt
10%$618 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$532 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$86 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.6%$344 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$205 thousand
  • Police$132 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$7 thousand
Running the government and other costs
3.4%$208 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$97 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$74 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$31 thousand
  • Government buildings$6 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.3%$142 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$142 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.6%$97 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$85 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$12 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Brooklyn. 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 Brooklyn 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.