City government · Brazoria County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Brazoria took in $5.0 million and spent $3.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes47%Fees for services (water, sewer)35%Federal tax money11%Fines and other7.3%

What stands out

23%

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

City taxes47%

Sales tax
23%$1.1 million
Property tax
22%$1.1 million
Other taxes
2.9%$142 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$123 thousand
  • Other licenses$13 thousand
  • Amusement licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services35%

Fees for services
35%$1.7 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$707 thousand
  • Sewer$436 thousand
  • Gas$423 thousand
  • Garbage collection$115 thousand
  • Other service charges$51 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$531 thousand

Fines and other7.3%

Interest, rents and other
3.8%$191 thousand
Fines
3.5%$172 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities38%Police, fire, courts and jails32%Running the government and other costs16%Roads, transit and parking11%Interest on debt2.6%Parks, recreation and libraries0.9%

What stands out

32%

of Brazoria'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
38%$1.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; gas supply and 2 more
  • Water supply$545 thousand
  • Gas supply$479 thousand
  • Sewer systems$316 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$23 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
32%$1.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$1.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$80 thousand
  • Fire protection$37 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$16 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$588 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$546 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$42 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$386 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$386 thousand
Interest on debt
2.6%$96 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$33 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$17 thousand
  • Libraries$16 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Brazoria. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Brazoria 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.