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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Brillion took in $6.7 million and spent $5.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes36%Fees for services (water, sewer)30%State tax money20%County and local tax money6.2%Fines and other5.5%Federal tax money2.5%

What stands out

33%

of Brillion's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

City taxes36%

Property tax
33%$2.2 million
Other taxes
2.2%$148 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$98 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$29 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services30%

Fees for services
30%$2.0 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 6 more
  • Water$909 thousand
  • Sewer$747 thousand
  • Garbage collection$171 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$147 thousand
  • Other service charges$50 thousand
  • Road charges$12 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.5%

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

From the federal government
2.5%$170 thousand

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$1.3 million

County and local tax money6.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
6.2%$418 thousand

Fines and other5.5%

Interest, rents and other
5.3%$355 thousand
Fines
0.3%$17 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities31%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Running the government and other costs14%Parks, recreation and libraries13%Roads, transit and parking9.7%All other spending9.7%

What stands out

13%

of Brillion's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
31%$1.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$682 thousand
  • Water supply$669 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$229 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$1.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$956 thousand
  • Fire protection$173 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$57 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$31 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$713 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$470 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$156 thousand
  • Government buildings$50 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$27 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$10 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
13%$645 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$443 thousand
  • Libraries$202 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.7%$500 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$499 thousand
  • Parking$1 thousand
Interest on debt
7.2%$369 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.3%$119 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$119 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$7 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$7 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.1%$7 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$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Brillion. 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 Brillion 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.