City government · Okanogan County, WA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Brewster took in $10.0 million and spent $8.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Federal tax money43%Fees for services (water, sewer)30%City taxes17%State tax money6.0%Fines and other4.1%

What stands out

43%

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

City taxes17%

Sales tax
6.5%$649 thousand
Other taxes
6.2%$617 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$514 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$38 thousand
  • Other licenses$28 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$24 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
4.1%$412 thousand

Fees for services30%

Fees for services
30%$3.0 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 4 more
  • Water$1.5 million
  • Sewer$1.0 million
  • Garbage collection$346 thousand
  • Other service charges$130 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$29 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money43%

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

From the federal government
43%$4.3 million

State tax money6.0%

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

From the state
6.0%$602 thousand

Fines and other4.1%

Interest, rents and other
3.9%$387 thousand
Fines
0.2%$20 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities72%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Parks, recreation and libraries6.6%Roads, transit and parking3.1%Interest on debt3.1%All other spending2.8%

What stands out

72%

of Brewster's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
72%$5.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$4.8 million
  • Sewer systems$717 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$405 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$1.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 3 more
  • Police$866 thousand
  • Fire protection$138 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$32 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$13 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$11 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.6%$543 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$527 thousand
  • Libraries$16 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.1%$256 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$214 thousand
  • Airports$42 thousand
Interest on debt
3.1%$253 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$231 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$22 thousand
Running the government and other costs
2.7%$224 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$134 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$64 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$26 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$5 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Brewster. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Brewster 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.