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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 $2.4 million and spent $2.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)60%Village taxes24%State tax money14%Fines and other2.0%

What stands out

60%

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%.

Village taxes24%

Property tax
23%$534 thousand
Other taxes
1.4%$32 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$32 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services60%

Fees for services
60%$1.4 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$661 thousand
  • Water$432 thousand
  • Other service charges$324 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$323 thousand

Fines and other2.0%

Interest, rents and other
2.0%$48 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities47%Roads, transit and parking29%Running the government and other costs20%Police, fire, courts and jails2.2%Interest on debt1.2%Parks, recreation and libraries0.3%

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%$1.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$1.0 million
  • Water supply$246 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
29%$792 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$792 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$535 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$222 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$181 thousand
  • Government buildings$110 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$22 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.2%$61 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsInspections and regulation and police
  • Inspections and regulation$38 thousand
  • Police$23 thousand
Interest on debt
1.2%$33 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$18 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$15 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$9 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village 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 Village 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.