Village government · Butler County, NE

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Brainard took in $1.6 million and spent $1.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)78%Village taxes16%Fines and other3.4%State tax money3.3%

What stands out

78%

of Brainard's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

Village taxes16%

Property tax
7.7%$123 thousand
Other taxes
4.4%$70 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$70 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
3.4%$55 thousand

Fees for services78%

Fees for services
78%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; other service charges and 4 more
  • Electric power$704 thousand
  • Other service charges$236 thousand
  • Sewer$150 thousand
  • Water$120 thousand
  • Garbage collection$26 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.3%

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

From the state
3.3%$53 thousand

Fines and other3.4%

Interest, rents and other
3.4%$54 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities75%Roads, transit and parking9.1%Police, fire, courts and jails6.0%Running the government and other costs5.5%Parks, recreation and libraries4.2%Interest on debt0.3%

What stands out

75%

of Brainard's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
75%$1.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Electric power$920 thousand
  • Sewer systems$218 thousand
  • Water supply$185 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$35 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.1%$165 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$165 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.0%$108 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$66 thousand
  • Fire protection$42 thousand
Running the government and other costs
5.5%$100 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$52 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$40 thousand
  • Government buildings$8 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.2%$76 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$57 thousand
  • Libraries$19 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Brainard. 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 Village of Brainard 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.