Town government · Tipton County, TN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Brighton took in $3.6 million and spent $3.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)30%Town taxes26%State tax money24%Fines and other16%County and local tax money3.1%

What stands out

8.5%

of Brighton's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes26%

Property tax
15%$529 thousand
Sales tax
8.5%$302 thousand
Other taxes
2.8%$100 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage taxes; other selective sales taxes and 3 more
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$65 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$13 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$10 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$6 thousand
  • Other licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services30%

Fees for services
30%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$558 thousand
  • Sewer$408 thousand
  • Other service charges$120 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$852 thousand

County and local tax money3.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.1%$112 thousand

Fines and other16%

Interest, rents and other
12%$424 thousand
Fines
4.5%$162 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities36%Police, fire, courts and jails34%Running the government and other costs23%Roads, transit and parking4.7%Interest on debt1.4%Parks, recreation and libraries1.3%

What stands out

34%

of Brighton'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
36%$1.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$1.1 million
  • Sewer systems$104 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
34%$1.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$742 thousand
  • Fire protection$346 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$51 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$759 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$681 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$50 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$28 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.7%$157 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$157 thousand
Interest on debt
1.4%$48 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$41 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$7 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.3%$45 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$45 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Brighton. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Brighton 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.