City government · Terry County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Brownfield took in $15.9 million and spent $10.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)77%City taxes15%County and local tax money3.5%Federal tax money2.6%Fines and other1.9%

What stands out

77%

of Brownfield's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes15%

Property tax
8.5%$1.3 million
Sales tax
6.5%$1.0 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$6 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services77%

Fees for services
77%$12.2 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 2 more
  • Electric power$8.3 million
  • Water$1.9 million
  • Garbage collection$1.3 million
  • Sewer$842 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.6%

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

From the federal government
2.6%$417 thousand

State tax money<0.1%

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

From the state
<0.1%$1 thousand

County and local tax money3.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.5%$550 thousand

Fines and other1.9%

Interest, rents and other
1.9%$300 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities45%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Running the government and other costs12%Roads, transit and parking9.6%Parks, recreation and libraries8.6%All other spending1.2%

What stands out

24%

of Brownfield'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
45%$4.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 2 more
  • Water supply$2.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.3 million
  • Electric power$930 thousand
  • Sewer systems$423 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$2.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.6 million
  • Fire protection$619 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$174 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$82 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$1.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; government buildings and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$381 thousand
  • Government buildings$307 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$289 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$266 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.6%$1.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.6%$914 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$914 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$83 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.4%$40 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$40 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Brownfield. 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 Brownfield 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.