Village government · Suffolk County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended May 31, 2022), Brightwaters took in $3.8 million and spent $3.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended May 31, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Village taxes59%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)21%Fines and other11%State tax money7.5%County and local tax money1.3%

What stands out

50%

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

Village taxes59%

Property tax
50%$1.9 million
Other taxes
9.6%$364 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$184 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$147 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$33 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services21%

Fees for services
21%$779 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$460 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$290 thousand
  • Other service charges$29 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money7.5%

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

From the state
7.5%$286 thousand

County and local tax money1.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.3%$49 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
10%$398 thousand
Fines
0.8%$30 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs49%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Water, sewer, trash and utilities14%Parks, recreation and libraries4.6%Interest on debt4.6%All other spending6.6%

What stands out

49%

of Brightwaters' spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
49%$1.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$206 thousand
  • Government buildings$82 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$22 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$646 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Fire protection$343 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$243 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$54 thousand
  • Police$6 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
14%$445 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$444 thousand
  • Sewer systems$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.6%$143 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$143 thousand
Interest on debt
4.6%$141 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.5%$107 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$107 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.1%$96 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$96 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Brightwaters. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended May 31, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Village of Brightwaters 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.