City government · Williamson County, TN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Brentwood took in $98.9 million and spent $112 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes50%Fees for services (water, sewer)25%State tax money18%Fines and other7.7%

What stands out

25%

of Brentwood's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes50%

Sales tax
25%$25.1 million
Property tax
16%$16.2 million
Other taxes
7.8%$7.7 million
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage taxes; other licenses and 2 more
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$2.5 million
  • Other licenses$2.5 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$2.0 million
  • Public utility taxes$678 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services25%

Fees for services
25%$24.4 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$12.8 million
  • Sewer$9.0 million
  • Other service charges$1.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$881 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$18.0 million

Fines and other7.7%

Interest, rents and other
7.3%$7.2 million
Fines
0.4%$393 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs38%Water, sewer, trash and utilities23%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Roads, transit and parking9.2%Parks, recreation and libraries7.0%All other spending1.0%

What stands out

38%

of Brentwood'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
38%$42.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$38.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
23%$25.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$17.2 million
  • Sewer systems$8.6 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$24.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$11.9 million
  • Fire protection$11.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$363 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.2%$10.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$10.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.0%$7.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$4.4 million
  • Libraries$3.5 million
Interest on debt
0.9%$1.0 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$638 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$409 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$117 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$117 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Brentwood. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. 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 Brentwood 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.