Borough government · Jefferson County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Brookville took in $3.0 million and spent $2.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes65%Fines and other11%State tax money9.3%Fees for services (parking)7.7%Federal tax money6.6%

What stands out

12%

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

Borough taxes65%

Property tax
45%$1.3 million
Individual income tax
12%$353 thousand
Other taxes
9.1%$275 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$144 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$72 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$59 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.7%

Fees for services
7.7%$232 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parking
  • Other service charges$180 thousand
  • Parking$52 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.6%

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

From the federal government
6.6%$198 thousand

State tax money9.3%

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

From the state
9.3%$281 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
8.1%$245 thousand
Fines
3.0%$92 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails47%Roads, transit and parking30%Running the government and other costs21%Parks, recreation and libraries1.3%Environment and natural resources0.9%All other spending0.1%

What stands out

47%

of Brookville's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
47%$1.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.1 million
  • Fire protection$253 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$52 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$12 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
30%$885 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$885 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$604 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$271 thousand
  • Government buildings$250 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$43 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$40 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.3%$39 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$20 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$19 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.9%$25 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$25 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Brookville. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Borough of Brookville 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.