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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Brooklyn Center took in $61.8 million and spent $66.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes42%Fees for services (liquor stores, sewer)39%State tax money10%Fines and other6.0%Federal tax money1.7%County and local tax money0.8%

What stands out

38%

of Brooklyn Center's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 19%.

City taxes42%

Property tax
38%$23.3 million
Other taxes
4.1%$2.5 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$1.1 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$898 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$561 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services39%

Fees for services
39%$24.4 million
What's in fees for servicesLiquor stores; sewer and 5 more
  • Liquor stores$6.7 million
  • Sewer$5.5 million
  • Water$5.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$3.9 million
  • Road charges$2.5 million
  • Garbage collection$307 thousand
  • Other service charges$192 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.7%

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

From the federal government
1.7%$1.1 million

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$6.3 million

County and local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.8%$522 thousand

Fines and other6.0%

Interest, rents and other
5.4%$3.4 million
Fines
0.6%$348 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities28%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Parks, recreation and libraries16%Running the government and other costs15%Roads, transit and parking14%All other spending4.2%

What stands out

16%

of Brooklyn Center's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 5.6%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
28%$18.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesLiquor stores; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Liquor stores$6.7 million
  • Sewer systems$6.0 million
  • Water supply$5.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$538 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$14.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$12.2 million
  • Fire protection$2.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
16%$10.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$10.7 million
Running the government and other costs
15%$10.1 million
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$8.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$188 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$9.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$9.4 million
Housing and community development
2.4%$1.6 million
Interest on debt
1.8%$1.2 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$845 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$370 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Brooklyn Center. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Brooklyn Center 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.