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Brigham City's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Brigham City took in $46.6 million and spent $71.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)54%City taxes32%Fines and other8.6%State tax money5.2%County and local tax money0.7%

What stands out

12%

of Brigham City's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes32%

Property tax
14%$6.4 million
Sales tax
12%$5.5 million
Other taxes
6.3%$2.9 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; public utility licenses and 4 more
  • Public utility taxes$1.9 million
  • Public utility licenses$523 thousand
  • Other licenses$350 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$71 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$52 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services54%

Fees for services
54%$25.0 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 5 more
  • Electric power$18.7 million
  • Water$4.0 million
  • Other service charges$736 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$725 thousand
  • Garbage collection$660 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$116 thousand
  • Sewer$97 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.2%

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

From the state
5.2%$2.4 million

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%$347 thousand

Fines and other8.6%

Interest, rents and other
8.4%$3.9 million
Fines
0.2%$100 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities68%Running the government and other costs9.7%Police, fire, courts and jails7.0%Parks, recreation and libraries5.1%Roads, transit and parking4.6%All other spending5.7%

What stands out

68%

of Brigham City'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
68%$48.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$37.6 million
  • Water supply$7.2 million
  • Sewer systems$2.7 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$817 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.7%$6.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.1 million
  • Other and not broken out$2.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.3 million
  • Other government-run businesses$243 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.0%$5.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$3.7 million
  • Fire protection$1.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$142 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$112 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.1%$3.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$3.0 million
  • Libraries$674 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.6%$3.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$2.3 million
  • Airports$932 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.2%$1.6 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.6 million
Housing and community development
1.8%$1.3 million
Social services
1.2%$876 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$876 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$246 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$246 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$115 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Brigham City. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of City of Brigham City 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.