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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Brockway took in $918 thousand and spent $954 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes57%State tax money37%Fines and other4.6%County and local tax money1.2%Fees for services (parks, land and natural resources)0.3%

What stands out

28%

of Brockway's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes57%

Property tax
29%$262 thousand
Other taxes
28%$260 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$234 thousand
  • Other licenses$23 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.3%

Fees for services
0.3%$3 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther government-run businesses; parks, land and natural resources and 1 more
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$1 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money37%

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

From the state
37%$340 thousand

County and local tax money1.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.2%$11 thousand

Fines and other4.6%

Interest, rents and other
4.6%$42 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking40%Running the government and other costs38%Water, sewer, trash and utilities14%Parks, recreation and libraries4.2%Police, fire, courts and jails3.7%

What stands out

14%

of Brockway's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
40%$386 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$386 thousand
Running the government and other costs
38%$360 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$233 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$64 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$36 thousand
  • Government buildings$24 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
14%$133 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$129 thousand
  • Sewer systems$4 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.2%$40 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$40 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.7%$35 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$25 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$7 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Brockway. 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 Town of Brockway 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.