Town government · Jefferson County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Brownville took in $4.2 million and spent $4.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money37%County and local tax money35%Town taxes18%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)6.1%Fines and other3.3%

What stands out

35%

of Brownville's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes18%

Property tax
13%$544 thousand
Other taxes
5.2%$216 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$185 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$31 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.1%

Fees for services
6.1%$254 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 2 more
  • Water$127 thousand
  • Other service charges$85 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$41 thousand
  • Garbage collection$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money37%

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

From the state
37%$1.6 million

County and local tax money35%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
35%$1.5 million

Fines and other3.3%

Interest, rents and other
2.9%$121 thousand
Fines
0.4%$16 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities52%Roads, transit and parking29%Running the government and other costs16%Police, fire, courts and jails1.0%Health and hospitals1.0%All other spending0.9%

What stands out

52%

of Brownville's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
52%$2.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$2.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$157 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
29%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
Running the government and other costs
16%$657 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$375 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$89 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$85 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$70 thousand
  • Government buildings$38 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.0%$41 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services and inspections and regulation
  • Courts and legal services$39 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$2 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.0%$41 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$41 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$23 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$13 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$13 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Brownville. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Brownville 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.