City government · McLeod County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Brownton took in $4.3 million and spent $2.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (gas, electric power)40%State tax money28%Federal tax money13%City taxes12%Fines and other6.8%

What stands out

13%

of Brownton's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes12%

Property tax
11%$487 thousand
Other taxes
0.4%$18 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$10 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services40%

Fees for services
40%$1.7 million
What's in fees for servicesGas; electric power and 7 more
  • Gas$577 thousand
  • Electric power$569 thousand
  • Sewer$185 thousand
  • Water$166 thousand
  • Other service charges$90 thousand
  • Garbage collection$46 thousand
  • Road charges$44 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$21 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money13%

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

From the federal government
13%$547 thousand

State tax money28%

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

From the state
28%$1.2 million

Fines and other6.8%

Interest, rents and other
6.8%$290 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities54%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Running the government and other costs13%Interest on debt11%Roads, transit and parking7.5%Parks, recreation and libraries2.1%

What stands out

11%

of Brownton's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
54%$1.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; gas supply and 3 more
  • Electric power$586 thousand
  • Gas supply$323 thousand
  • Sewer systems$289 thousand
  • Water supply$122 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$54 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$332 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$228 thousand
  • Fire protection$104 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$324 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$244 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$67 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$10 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand
Interest on debt
11%$284 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$259 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$25 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.5%$192 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$192 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.1%$53 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$44 thousand
  • Libraries$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Brownton. 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 Brownton 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.