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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Brodhead took in $10.0 million and spent $9.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)56%City taxes21%State tax money12%Fines and other7.4%County and local tax money3.0%Federal tax money1.2%

What stands out

56%

of Brodhead's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes21%

Property tax
20%$2.0 million
Other taxes
1.0%$95 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$84 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services56%

Fees for services
56%$5.5 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 4 more
  • Electric power$4.0 million
  • Sewer$912 thousand
  • Water$415 thousand
  • Road charges$95 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$75 thousand
  • Other service charges$24 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.2%

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

From the federal government
1.2%$119 thousand

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$1.2 million

County and local tax money3.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.0%$297 thousand

Fines and other7.4%

Interest, rents and other
7.2%$722 thousand
Fines
0.1%$13 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities63%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Parks, recreation and libraries6.1%Running the government and other costs4.4%Roads, transit and parking4.1%All other spending2.5%

What stands out

63%

of Brodhead'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
63%$5.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Electric power$4.1 million
  • Sewer systems$930 thousand
  • Water supply$499 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$253 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$1.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.0 million
  • Fire protection$654 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$75 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$27 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.1%$553 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$293 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$260 thousand
Running the government and other costs
4.4%$401 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$167 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$142 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$59 thousand
  • Government buildings$33 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.1%$377 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$377 thousand
Interest on debt
1.6%$147 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.7%$65 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$65 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$17 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$17 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Brodhead. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Brodhead 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.