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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 $202 thousand and spent $189 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money50%Town taxes34%County and local tax money9.4%Federal tax money6.4%

What stands out

50%

of Brooklyn's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Town taxes34%

Property tax
33%$67 thousand
Other taxes
0.5%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money6.4%

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

From the federal government
6.4%$13 thousand

State tax money50%

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

From the state
50%$102 thousand

County and local tax money9.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
9.4%$19 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking71%Running the government and other costs17%Police, fire, courts and jails8.5%Health and hospitals2.1%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.5%

What stands out

71%

of Brooklyn's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
71%$135 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$135 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$33 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$15 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$7 thousand
  • Government buildings$5 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$5 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.5%$16 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$16 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.1%$4 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.5%$1 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1 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.