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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Brownsville took in $3.0 million and spent $2.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes50%Fees for services (sewer, water)36%State tax money11%Fines and other3.3%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

45%

of Brownsville's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

City taxes50%

Property tax
45%$1.3 million
Other taxes
4.8%$143 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$110 thousand
  • Other licenses$33 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services36%

Fees for services
36%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$623 thousand
  • Water$407 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$18 thousand
  • Other service charges$13 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$323 thousand

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$2 thousand

Fines and other3.3%

Interest, rents and other
1.9%$56 thousand
Fines
1.5%$43 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs31%Water, sewer, trash and utilities25%Roads, transit and parking13%Parks, recreation and libraries12%Police, fire, courts and jails9.8%All other spending9.0%

What stands out

12%

of Brownsville's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
31%$858 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$491 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$227 thousand
  • Government buildings$126 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$14 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
25%$704 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$353 thousand
  • Sewer systems$340 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$11 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$364 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$364 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
12%$327 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$173 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$154 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.8%$271 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$211 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$60 thousand
Interest on debt
8.3%$230 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$199 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$31 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.7%$19 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$12 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Brownsville. 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 City of Brownsville 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.