Village government · Green County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Browntown took in $387 thousand and spent $389 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)37%State tax money28%Village taxes16%County and local tax money9.8%Fines and other8.0%

What stands out

10%

of Browntown'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 taxes16%

Property tax
16%$60 thousand
Other taxes
0.8%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services37%

Fees for services
37%$145 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$62 thousand
  • Water$61 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$11 thousand
  • Garbage collection$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money28%

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

From the state
28%$110 thousand

County and local tax money9.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
9.8%$38 thousand

Fines and other8.0%

Interest, rents and other
8.0%$31 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities42%Roads, transit and parking18%Running the government and other costs15%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Interest on debt8.2%All other spending4.4%

What stands out

8.2%

of Browntown's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
42%$164 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$82 thousand
  • Sewer systems$74 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$8 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$71 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$71 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$58 thousand
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)$24 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$22 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$8 thousand
  • Government buildings$4 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$47 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$46 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Interest on debt
8.2%$32 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.9%$15 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$15 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.5%$2 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Browntown. 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 Browntown 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.