Village government · Brazoria County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Brookside took in $1.2 million and spent $1.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Village taxes62%Fines and other38%

What stands out

28%

of Brookside's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

Village taxes62%

Property tax
51%$598 thousand
Sales tax
7.4%$87 thousand
Other taxes
4.2%$49 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$49 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fines and other38%

Interest, rents and other
28%$336 thousand
Fines
9.3%$110 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails45%Roads, transit and parking28%Running the government and other costs27%

What stands out

45%

of Brookside'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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
45%$500 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$269 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$124 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$59 thousand
  • Fire protection$48 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
28%$305 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$305 thousand
Running the government and other costs
27%$296 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Government buildings$141 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$80 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$75 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Brookside. 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 Village of Brookside 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.