Town government · Catawba County, NC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Brookford took in $489 thousand and spent $407 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes53%Fines and other23%State tax money17%Fees for services (garbage collection)7.2%

What stands out

27%

of Brookford's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes53%

Sales tax
27%$130 thousand
Property tax
26%$129 thousand

Fees for services7.2%

Fees for services
7.2%$35 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other government-run businesses
  • Garbage collection$27 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$82 thousand

Fines and other23%

Interest, rents and other
23%$113 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs58%Police, fire, courts and jails36%Roads, transit and parking4.2%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.0%

What stands out

58%

of Brookford's 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
58%$236 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$122 thousand
  • Government buildings$45 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$32 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$31 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$6 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
36%$146 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$129 thousand
  • Fire protection$14 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$3 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.2%$17 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$17 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.0%$8 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Brookford. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Brookford 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.