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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Brownfield took in $2.0 million and spent $1.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes59%State tax money33%Fines and other4.7%Fees for services (parks and recreation, garbage collection)2.8%

What stands out

33%

of Brownfield's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Town taxes59%

Property tax
58%$1.2 million
Other taxes
1.8%$37 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$37 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.8%

Fees for services
2.8%$56 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Parks and recreation$34 thousand
  • Garbage collection$18 thousand
  • Other service charges$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money33%

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

From the state
33%$670 thousand

Fines and other4.7%

Interest, rents and other
4.7%$95 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking37%Running the government and other costs35%Water, sewer, trash and utilities13%Parks, recreation and libraries7.8%Police, fire, courts and jails5.6%Interest on debt1.0%

What stands out

13%

of Brownfield's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
37%$535 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$535 thousand
Running the government and other costs
35%$503 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$420 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$78 thousand
  • Government buildings$5 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
13%$189 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$189 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.8%$111 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$111 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.6%$80 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$80 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$14 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Brownfield. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Brownfield 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.