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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Brownsville took in $470 thousand and spent $428 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes30%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)26%State tax money21%Fines and other18%Federal tax money6.0%

What stands out

18%

of Brownsville's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

City taxes30%

Property tax
29%$138 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services26%

Fees for services
26%$122 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Sewer$65 thousand
  • Garbage collection$40 thousand
  • Other service charges$16 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.0%

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

From the federal government
6.0%$28 thousand

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$97 thousand

Fines and other18%

Interest, rents and other
18%$84 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking25%Water, sewer, trash and utilities24%Running the government and other costs18%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Housing and community development7.5%All other spending12%

What stands out

7.5%

of Brownsville's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
25%$107 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$107 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
24%$102 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$66 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$36 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$78 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$38 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$38 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$59 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$57 thousand
  • Police$2 thousand
Housing and community development
7.5%$32 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.8%$25 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$25 thousand
Interest on debt
5.8%$25 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Brownsville. 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 Brownsville 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.