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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Brigantine took in $41.2 million and spent $53.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes61%Fees for services (sewer, water)27%State tax money8.3%Fines and other2.6%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

59%

of Brigantine's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

City taxes61%

Property tax
59%$24.4 million
Other taxes
2.3%$968 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$881 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$75 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services27%

Fees for services
27%$11.3 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 5 more
  • Sewer$4.0 million
  • Water$3.8 million
  • Parks and recreation$2.2 million
  • Other service charges$1.1 million
  • Other school charges$96 thousand
  • School lunches$82 thousand
  • Garbage collection$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money8.3%

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

From the state
8.3%$3.4 million

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$98 thousand

Fines and other2.6%

Interest, rents and other
1.9%$767 thousand
Fines
0.7%$293 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges47%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Water, sewer, trash and utilities15%Running the government and other costs8.9%Parks, recreation and libraries3.2%All other spending6.1%

What stands out

47%

of Brigantine's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
47%$24.8 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$24.8 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$10.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$5.2 million
  • Fire protection$4.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$480 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$476 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
15%$8.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$3.6 million
  • Water supply$3.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.5 million
Running the government and other costs
8.9%$4.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.6 million
  • Government buildings$1.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$626 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$296 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.2%$1.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.7 million
Interest on debt
2.2%$1.2 million
Sent to other local governments
1.8%$958 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$956 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$2 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.7%$927 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$927 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$167 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$167 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Brigantine. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of City of Brigantine 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.