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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Brookfield took in $13.7 million and spent $13.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes60%Fees for services (sewer, water)24%State tax money5.6%Fines and other5.2%Federal tax money2.5%County and local tax money1.9%

What stands out

24%

of Brookfield's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes60%

Property tax
55%$7.6 million
Other taxes
5.4%$737 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$513 thousand
  • Other licenses$132 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$92 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services24%

Fees for services
24%$3.4 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 4 more
  • Sewer$1.3 million
  • Water$618 thousand
  • Road charges$598 thousand
  • Garbage collection$408 thousand
  • Other service charges$374 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$19 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%$341 thousand

State tax money5.6%

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

From the state
5.6%$766 thousand

County and local tax money1.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.9%$256 thousand

Fines and other5.2%

Interest, rents and other
3.8%$525 thousand
Fines
1.4%$189 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs30%Police, fire, courts and jails29%Water, sewer, trash and utilities22%Roads, transit and parking12%Health and hospitals4.0%All other spending2.9%

What stands out

22%

of Brookfield'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%

Running the government and other costs
30%$4.0 million
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$3.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$305 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$238 thousand
  • Government buildings$30 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$3.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$2.4 million
  • Fire protection$1.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$201 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$133 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
22%$3.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.4 million
  • Water supply$1.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$414 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$1.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$1.6 million
  • Public transit$2 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.0%$531 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$531 thousand
Interest on debt
1.2%$166 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.2%$161 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$161 thousand
Housing and community development
0.5%$68 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Brookfield. 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 Brookfield 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.