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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Brookfield took in $7.1 million and spent $6.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes44%Fees for services (water, sewer)39%State tax money11%Fines and other2.6%County and local tax money2.4%

What stands out

32%

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

City taxes44%

Sales tax
32%$2.3 million
Property tax
7.1%$502 thousand
Other taxes
5.0%$356 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$323 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$14 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$10 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$8 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services39%

Fees for services
39%$2.8 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$1.3 million
  • Sewer$1.2 million
  • Garbage collection$203 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$72 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$808 thousand

County and local tax money2.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.4%$170 thousand

Fines and other2.6%

Interest, rents and other
2.3%$160 thousand
Fines
0.4%$27 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities42%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Roads, transit and parking13%Parks, recreation and libraries9.0%Running the government and other costs7.6%All other spending7.1%

What stands out

9%

of Brookfield'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
42%$2.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$1.3 million
  • Sewer systems$1.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$186 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$1.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.2 million
  • Fire protection$94 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$52 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$33 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$819 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$769 thousand
  • Airports$50 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.0%$580 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$580 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.6%$491 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$199 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$114 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$110 thousand
  • Government buildings$37 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$31 thousand
Interest on debt
6.3%$406 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$320 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$86 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.8%$52 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$52 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Brookfield. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Brookfield 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.