City government · Brookings County, SD

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Brookings took in $213 million and spent $218 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, electric power)76%City taxes13%Federal tax money7.4%State tax money2.4%Fines and other1.0%

What stands out

76%

of Brookings' money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 30%.

City taxes13%

Sales tax
9.7%$20.7 million
Property tax
3.0%$6.4 million
Other taxes
0.2%$372 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$372 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services76%

Fees for services
76%$162 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; electric power and 9 more
  • Hospital bills$76.5 million
  • Electric power$31.6 million
  • Other government-run businesses$15.9 million
  • Liquor stores$13.5 million
  • Water$7.5 million
  • Sewer$6.3 million
  • Garbage collection$4.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$3.9 million
  • Other service charges$2.4 million
  • Road charges$516 thousand
  • Airport$63 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.4%

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

From the federal government
7.4%$15.7 million

State tax money2.4%

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

From the state
2.4%$5.1 million

Fines and other1.0%

Interest, rents and other
1.0%$2.1 million
Fines
<0.1%$20 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities42%Health and hospitals32%Running the government and other costs17%Parks, recreation and libraries3.4%Police, fire, courts and jails2.9%All other spending2.9%

What stands out

32%

of Brookings' spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
42%$91.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; electric power and 2 more
  • Water supply$39.5 million
  • Electric power$26.8 million
  • Liquor stores$13.2 million
  • Sewer systems$11.8 million
Health and hospitals
32%$70.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$67.8 million
  • Public health$2.5 million
Running the government and other costs
17%$36.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; other government-run businesses and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$19.1 million
  • Other government-run businesses$11.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.4%$7.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$7.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.9%$6.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$6.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
2.0%$4.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$4.0 million
  • Airports$302 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$2.0 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Brookings. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Brookings 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.