City government · Hennepin County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Brooklyn Park took in $136 million and spent $120 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes49%Fees for services (water, road charges)32%State tax money6.1%Fines and other5.7%Federal tax money5.5%County and local tax money0.8%

What stands out

42%

of Brooklyn Park's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 20%.

City taxes49%

Property tax
42%$56.7 million
Other taxes
7.9%$10.8 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$7.1 million
  • Other licenses$3.4 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$208 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services32%

Fees for services
32%$44.3 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; road charges and 2 more
  • Water$27.1 million
  • Road charges$6.7 million
  • Parks and recreation$6.1 million
  • Other service charges$4.3 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.5%

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

From the federal government
5.5%$7.5 million

State tax money6.1%

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

From the state
6.1%$8.4 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%$1.0 million

Fines and other5.7%

Interest, rents and other
5.5%$7.5 million
Fines
0.2%$230 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails33%Running the government and other costs21%Water, sewer, trash and utilities20%Parks, recreation and libraries14%Roads, transit and parking11%All other spending1.5%

What stands out

14%

of Brooklyn Park's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 6.4%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
33%$39.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$30.5 million
  • Fire protection$8.7 million
Running the government and other costs
21%$24.9 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$22.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$324 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
20%$24.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$24.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
14%$16.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$16.7 million
Roads, transit and parking
11%$13.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$13.2 million
Interest on debt
1.2%$1.4 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$1.2 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$292 thousand
Housing and community development
0.3%$313 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Brooklyn Park. 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 Park 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.