Village government · Dodge County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Brownsville took in $1.2 million and spent $997 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Village taxes36%Fees for services (sewer, water)33%State tax money12%Fines and other11%County and local tax money8.3%

What stands out

8.3%

of Brownsville's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Village taxes36%

Property tax
33%$385 thousand
Other taxes
2.3%$27 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$25 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services33%

Fees for services
33%$386 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$183 thousand
  • Water$159 thousand
  • Garbage collection$34 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$136 thousand

County and local tax money8.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
8.3%$96 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
9.0%$104 thousand
Fines
1.8%$21 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities38%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Parks, recreation and libraries18%Roads, transit and parking9.5%Running the government and other costs8.5%All other spending5.3%

What stands out

18%

of Brownsville's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
38%$380 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$169 thousand
  • Sewer systems$167 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$44 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$208 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$91 thousand
  • Police$88 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$22 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$7 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
18%$176 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$93 thousand
  • Libraries$83 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.5%$95 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$95 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.5%$85 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)$61 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$14 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$8 thousand
  • Government buildings$1 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Interest on debt
3.7%$37 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.5%$15 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$15 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.1%$1 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Brownsville. 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 Brownsville 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.