City government · Douglas County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Brandon took in $1.8 million and spent $1.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (liquor stores, water)67%City taxes14%Fines and other8.7%State tax money8.2%Federal tax money1.5%

What stands out

67%

of Brandon'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 taxes14%

Property tax
14%$253 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services67%

Fees for services
67%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesLiquor stores; water and 2 more
  • Liquor stores$674 thousand
  • Water$246 thousand
  • Sewer$232 thousand
  • Other service charges$47 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.5%

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

From the federal government
1.5%$27 thousand

State tax money8.2%

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

From the state
8.2%$146 thousand

Fines and other8.7%

Interest, rents and other
8.7%$155 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities56%Running the government and other costs20%Police, fire, courts and jails8.9%Roads, transit and parking7.8%Interest on debt6.9%All other spending0.4%

What stands out

56%

of Brandon's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
56%$864 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesLiquor stores; water supply and 1 more
  • Liquor stores$545 thousand
  • Water supply$172 thousand
  • Sewer systems$147 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$304 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$243 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$49 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$12 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.9%$137 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$137 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.8%$120 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$120 thousand
Interest on debt
6.9%$106 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$62 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$44 thousand
Housing and community development
0.2%$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$3 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Brandon. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Brandon 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.