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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Brooklyn took in $1.6 million and spent $1.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes78%State tax money13%Federal tax money6.2%County and local tax money1.5%Fines and other1.5%

What stands out

13%

of Brooklyn'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 taxes78%

Property tax
64%$1.0 million
Other taxes
13%$212 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$101 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$78 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$33 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money6.2%

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

From the federal government
6.2%$98 thousand

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$211 thousand

County and local tax money1.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.5%$24 thousand

Fines and other1.5%

Interest, rents and other
1.5%$24 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking57%Running the government and other costs15%Police, fire, courts and jails9.9%Parks, recreation and libraries8.9%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.1%All other spending3.2%

What stands out

8.9%

of Brooklyn's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
57%$754 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$754 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$205 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$68 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$58 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$35 thousand
  • Government buildings$30 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$14 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.9%$132 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsInspections and regulation; fire protection and 1 more
  • Inspections and regulation$69 thousand
  • Fire protection$57 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$6 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.9%$118 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$101 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$17 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.1%$81 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$81 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.7%$36 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$36 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Brooklyn. 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 Brooklyn 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.