City government · Plymouth County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Brockton took in $578 million and spent $492 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money51%City taxes33%Fees for services (water, sewer)12%Federal tax money3.2%Fines and other1.1%

What stands out

51%

of Brockton's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 6.4%.

City taxes33%

Property tax
32%$186 million
Other taxes
1.3%$7.6 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$5.9 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.7 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$67.3 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 7 more
  • Water$27.3 million
  • Sewer$22.6 million
  • Garbage collection$8.3 million
  • School tuition and transportation$4.1 million
  • Other service charges$2.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.6 million
  • School lunches$1.0 million
  • Ports and waterways$98 thousand
  • Other school charges$29 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.2%

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

From the federal government
3.2%$18.6 million

State tax money51%

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

From the state
51%$292 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$54 thousand

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$6.1 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges77%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.2%Running the government and other costs6.2%Police, fire, courts and jails3.5%Interest on debt2.2%All other spending3.3%

What stands out

77%

of Brockton's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. cities of 50,000+ people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
77%$377 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$377 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.2%$40.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$26.7 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$9.9 million
  • Sewer systems$3.6 million
Running the government and other costs
6.2%$30.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$26.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$919 thousand
  • Government buildings$794 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.5%$17.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$8.4 million
  • Police$8.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$437 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$392 thousand
Interest on debt
2.2%$11.0 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$10.6 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$401 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.6%$7.8 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$4.9 million
  • Sent to the state government$2.9 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$3.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$2.8 million
  • Libraries$1.2 million
Housing and community development
0.5%$2.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
0.4%$1.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and ports and harbors
  • Roads and highways$1.7 million
  • Ports and harbors$46 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$316 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$316 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$209 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$209 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$6 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Brockton. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of City of Brockton 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.