Village government · Stark County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Brewster took in $8.4 million and spent $7.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)64%Village taxes30%County and local tax money3.7%Fines and other1.9%State tax money0.4%

What stands out

21%

of Brewster's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Village taxes30%

Individual income tax
21%$1.8 million
Property tax
7.1%$600 thousand
Other taxes
1.9%$160 thousand
What's in other taxesEstate and gift taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 1 more
  • Estate and gift taxes$114 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$44 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services64%

Fees for services
64%$5.4 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 3 more
  • Electric power$4.1 million
  • Sewer$758 thousand
  • Water$324 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$164 thousand
  • Other service charges$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.4%

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

From the state
0.4%$36 thousand

County and local tax money3.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.7%$315 thousand

Fines and other1.9%

Interest, rents and other
1.9%$163 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities74%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Running the government and other costs5.8%Roads, transit and parking5.5%Parks, recreation and libraries0.4%All other spending0.4%

What stands out

74%

of Brewster'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
74%$5.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Electric power$4.4 million
  • Sewer systems$467 thousand
  • Water supply$395 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$18 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$1.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$564 thousand
  • Fire protection$412 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$35 thousand
Running the government and other costs
5.8%$416 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)$230 thousand
  • Government buildings$97 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$62 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$20 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$7 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.5%$392 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$392 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$30 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$30 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$17 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on electric power debt
  • Interest on general debt$11 thousand
  • Interest on electric power debt$6 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$13 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$13 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Brewster. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. 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 Village of Brewster 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.