City government · Brown County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Brownwood took in $96.5 million and spent $39.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money42%City taxes22%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)19%Federal tax money15%Fines and other2.2%

What stands out

42%

of Brownwood's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 7%.

City taxes22%

Property tax
9.3%$9.0 million
Sales tax
9.1%$8.7 million
Other taxes
3.3%$3.2 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$3.0 million
  • Other licenses$131 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$53 thousand
  • Amusement licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services19%

Fees for services
19%$18.1 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 5 more
  • Water$6.5 million
  • Garbage collection$6.0 million
  • Sewer$4.2 million
  • Airport$893 thousand
  • Other service charges$356 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$239 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money15%

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

From the federal government
15%$14.9 million

State tax money42%

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

From the state
42%$40.4 million

Fines and other2.2%

Interest, rents and other
1.6%$1.5 million
Fines
0.6%$567 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities38%Police, fire, courts and jails31%Running the government and other costs12%Roads, transit and parking7.8%Parks, recreation and libraries6.8%All other spending3.9%

What stands out

38%

of Brownwood's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
38%$15.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; water supply and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$5.6 million
  • Water supply$4.9 million
  • Sewer systems$4.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$12.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$6.4 million
  • Fire protection$4.3 million
  • Inspections and regulation$980 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$694 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$4.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$752 thousand
  • Government buildings$226 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.8%$3.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$2.0 million
  • Airports$1.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.8%$2.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$2.4 million
  • Libraries$299 thousand
Interest on debt
2.9%$1.2 million
Health and hospitals
0.9%$372 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$372 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$14 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$14 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$14 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$14 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Brownwood. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Brownwood 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.