Village government · Green County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Brooklyn took in $2.6 million and spent $3.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Village taxes42%Fees for services (sewer, water)35%State tax money12%Fines and other5.5%County and local tax money5.0%Federal tax money0.4%

What stands out

40%

of Brooklyn's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

Village taxes42%

Property tax
40%$1.0 million
Other taxes
1.8%$47 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$33 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services35%

Fees for services
35%$895 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 4 more
  • Sewer$589 thousand
  • Water$187 thousand
  • Garbage collection$86 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$21 thousand
  • Other service charges$11 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.4%

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

From the federal government
0.4%$11 thousand

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$320 thousand

County and local tax money5.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.0%$129 thousand

Fines and other5.5%

Interest, rents and other
5.4%$139 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs48%Water, sewer, trash and utilities25%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Roads, transit and parking6.6%Interest on debt5.0%All other spending3.7%

What stands out

48%

of Brooklyn's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
48%$1.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.1 million
  • Government buildings$328 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$148 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$18 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$7 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
25%$862 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$448 thousand
  • Water supply$327 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$87 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$424 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$191 thousand
  • Police$187 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$26 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$20 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.6%$227 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$227 thousand
Interest on debt
5.0%$171 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.5%$86 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$86 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.2%$42 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$42 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village 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 Village 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.