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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Brooklyn took in $37.3 million and spent $34.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes86%Fines and other7.9%State tax money3.6%Fees for services2.9%

What stands out

77%

of Brooklyn's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes86%

Individual income tax
77%$28.6 million
Other taxes
5.2%$1.9 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$1.2 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$650 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$53 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
3.7%$1.4 million

Fees for services2.9%

Fees for services
2.9%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$1.1 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.6%

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

From the state
3.6%$1.4 million

Fines and other7.9%

Interest, rents and other
7.9%$2.9 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs57%Police, fire, courts and jails34%Parks, recreation and libraries5.4%Roads, transit and parking3.4%Interest on debt<0.1%Sent to other local governments<0.1%

What stands out

57%

of Brooklyn's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 18%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
57%$19.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$15.3 million
  • Government buildings$2.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$556 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
34%$11.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$6.5 million
  • Fire protection$4.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$649 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.4%$1.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.9 million
Roads, transit and parking
3.4%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
Interest on debt
<0.1%$24 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$20 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$20 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Brooklyn. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of City of Brooklyn 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.