Village government · Milwaukee County, WI

Brown Deer's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Brown Deer took in $22.8 million and spent $23.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Village taxes49%Fees for services (water, sewer)24%State tax money14%Fines and other7.4%County and local tax money2.8%Federal tax money2.7%

What stands out

44%

of Brown Deer's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 19%.

Village taxes49%

Property tax
44%$10.1 million
Other taxes
4.2%$953 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$438 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$322 thousand
  • Other licenses$193 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services24%

Fees for services
24%$5.5 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 4 more
  • Water$2.0 million
  • Sewer$1.8 million
  • Road charges$1.0 million
  • Other service charges$318 thousand
  • Garbage collection$304 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$138 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.7%

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

From the federal government
2.7%$620 thousand

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$3.2 million

County and local tax money2.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.8%$626 thousand

Fines and other7.4%

Interest, rents and other
6.9%$1.6 million
Fines
0.5%$118 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails34%Water, sewer, trash and utilities19%Roads, transit and parking13%Parks, recreation and libraries12%Running the government and other costs7.1%All other spending15%

What stands out

6.1%

of Brown Deer's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
34%$8.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$5.0 million
  • Fire protection$2.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$248 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
19%$4.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and water supply
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.5 million
  • Water supply$1.8 million
Roads, transit and parking
13%$3.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
12%$2.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$2.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$477 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.1%$1.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$731 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$439 thousand
  • Government buildings$326 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$158 thousand
Interest on debt
7.0%$1.6 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$1.2 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$394 thousand
Health and hospitals
6.1%$1.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.4 million
Sent to other local governments
1.3%$308 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$306 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$2 thousand
Housing and community development
0.1%$34 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$30 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$30 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Brown Deer. 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 Brown Deer 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.