City government · McCulloch County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Brady took in $30.9 million and spent $20.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)50%Federal tax money32%Fines and other9.1%City taxes8.6%County and local tax money0.7%State tax money0.2%

What stands out

32%

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

City taxes8.6%

Sales tax
4.6%$1.4 million
Property tax
3.0%$941 thousand
Other taxes
0.9%$293 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$244 thousand
  • Other licenses$47 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services50%

Fees for services
50%$15.3 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 7 more
  • Electric power$7.9 million
  • Water$2.9 million
  • Garbage collection$1.4 million
  • Sewer$1.3 million
  • Gas$1.2 million
  • Airport$300 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$215 thousand
  • Road charges$74 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$53 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money32%

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

From the federal government
32%$9.8 million

State tax money0.2%

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

From the state
0.2%$70 thousand

County and local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.7%$219 thousand

Fines and other9.1%

Interest, rents and other
8.5%$2.6 million
Fines
0.7%$210 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities56%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Parks, recreation and libraries7.1%Running the government and other costs6.6%Roads, transit and parking5.7%Interest on debt5.1%

What stands out

56%

of Brady's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
56%$11.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 3 more
  • Electric power$5.4 million
  • Water supply$2.9 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.2 million
  • Gas supply$1.1 million
  • Sewer systems$625 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$4.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$2.2 million
  • Police$1.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$158 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$158 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.1%$1.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.4 million
Running the government and other costs
6.6%$1.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$833 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$443 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$55 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.7%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$686 thousand
  • Airports$465 thousand
Interest on debt
5.1%$1.0 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt; interest on electric power debt and 2 more
  • Interest on general debt$845 thousand
  • Interest on electric power debt$106 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$56 thousand
  • Interest on gas supply debt$23 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Brady. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Brady 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.