Village government · Jefferson County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended May 31, 2022), Brownville took in $1.3 million and spent $1.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)43%Village taxes28%County and local tax money24%Federal tax money4.3%Fines and other0.9%

What stands out

24%

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

Village taxes28%

Property tax
26%$333 thousand
Other taxes
2.4%$31 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$21 thousand
  • Other licenses$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services43%

Fees for services
43%$545 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$342 thousand
  • Sewer$146 thousand
  • Garbage collection$55 thousand
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.3%

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

From the federal government
4.3%$55 thousand

County and local tax money24%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
24%$302 thousand

Fines and other0.9%

Interest, rents and other
0.9%$12 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities65%Running the government and other costs26%Roads, transit and parking4.2%Police, fire, courts and jails3.7%Parks, recreation and libraries0.9%Health and hospitals0.2%

What stands out

65%

of Brownville'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
65%$816 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$518 thousand
  • Water supply$245 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$53 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$327 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$235 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$73 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$19 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.2%$53 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$53 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.7%$46 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$40 thousand
  • Fire protection$5 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$11 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$9 thousand
  • Libraries$2 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Brownville. 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 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.