Town government · Suffolk County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Brookhaven took in $400 million and spent $411 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes58%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)18%Federal tax money12%Fines and other8.4%State tax money4.1%County and local tax money0.1%

What stands out

12%

of Brookhaven's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of 50,000+ people get none.

Town taxes58%

Property tax
48%$193 million
Other taxes
9.5%$37.8 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 3 more
  • Other licenses$16.7 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$12.7 million
  • Public utility taxes$8.2 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$70 thousand
  • Amusement licenses$35 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services18%

Fees for services
18%$72.4 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 5 more
  • Garbage collection$56.9 million
  • Other service charges$7.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$6.6 million
  • Parking$1.1 million
  • Transit fares$694 thousand
  • Electric power$147 thousand
  • Airport$106 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$46.1 million

State tax money4.1%

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

From the state
4.1%$16.2 million

County and local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.1%$459 thousand

Fines and other8.4%

Interest, rents and other
8.3%$33.3 million
Fines
<0.1%$139 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs25%Roads, transit and parking22%Water, sewer, trash and utilities18%Interest on debt10%Parks, recreation and libraries10%All other spending14%

What stands out

18%

of Brookhaven's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of 50,000+ people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
25%$101 million
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$73.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$11.7 million
  • Government buildings$8.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$8.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
22%$92.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; airports and 2 more
  • Roads and highways$89.8 million
  • Airports$2.2 million
  • Public transit$45 thousand
  • Ports and harbors$24 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
18%$74.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$72.1 million
  • Sewer systems$1.1 million
  • Water supply$802 thousand
Interest on debt
10%$42.9 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
10%$41.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$41.7 million
Social services
4.8%$19.6 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$19.6 million
Health and hospitals
4.2%$17.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$17.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.9%$16.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$6.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$4.5 million
  • Inspections and regulation$4.4 million
  • Fire protection$619 thousand
Housing and community development
1.4%$5.9 million
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$492 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$492 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Brookhaven. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Town of Brookhaven 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.