City government · Mower County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Brownsdale took in $699 thousand and spent $527 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money40%City taxes29%Fees for services (water)21%Federal tax money5.4%Fines and other2.6%County and local tax money2.3%

What stands out

40%

of Brownsdale's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

City taxes29%

Property tax
28%$195 thousand
Other taxes
0.9%$6 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$4 thousand
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services21%

Fees for services
21%$147 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater
  • Water$147 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.4%

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

From the federal government
5.4%$38 thousand

State tax money40%

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

From the state
40%$279 thousand

County and local tax money2.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.3%$16 thousand

Fines and other2.6%

Interest, rents and other
2.6%$18 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities29%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Running the government and other costs20%Roads, transit and parking17%Parks, recreation and libraries10%Interest on debt1.5%

What stands out

10%

of Brownsdale's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
29%$151 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$151 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$121 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$66 thousand
  • Fire protection$55 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$105 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$78 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$18 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$9 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$87 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$87 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
10%$55 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$51 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Brownsdale. 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 Brownsdale 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.