City government · Snohomish County, WA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Brier took in $6.7 million and spent $6.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes54%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)36%State tax money8.5%Fines and other1.4%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

18%

of Brier's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 2.5%.

City taxes54%

Property tax
25%$1.7 million
Other taxes
18%$1.2 million
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$582 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$506 thousand
  • Other licenses$100 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$40 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
10%$666 thousand

Fees for services36%

Fees for services
36%$2.4 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 1 more
  • Sewer$2.4 million
  • Other service charges$66 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money8.5%

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

From the state
8.5%$567 thousand

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$10 thousand

Fines and other1.4%

Interest, rents and other
0.9%$62 thousand
Fines
0.4%$29 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities39%Police, fire, courts and jails39%Running the government and other costs9.1%Roads, transit and parking8.3%Parks, recreation and libraries2.9%All other spending2.2%

What stands out

39%

of Brier'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
39%$2.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$2.6 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
39%$2.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$1.4 million
  • Police$992 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$155 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$11 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.1%$607 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$215 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$157 thousand
  • Government buildings$139 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$96 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.3%$559 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$559 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.9%$197 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$183 thousand
  • Libraries$14 thousand
Housing and community development
0.9%$60 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$43 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$34 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$34 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$8 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Brier. 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 Brier 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.