ZIP 53005 · Brookfield, WI

Four governments run on your community's money

From the state down to your schools: where each one's money comes from and goes.

Yearly budgets from each government's latest fiscal year on record. Tap one to jump to it.

Your state

State of Wisconsin

$53.8 billion budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

Where the money comes from

State taxes48%Federal tax money30%Fees for services (hospital bills, college tuition)12%Fines and other9.6%Local tax money0.6%
Full Wisconsin breakdown

What stands out

19%

of Wisconsin's money comes from a personal income tax.A typical state government gets 14%.

State taxes48%

Individual income tax
19%$9.49 billion
Sales tax
15%$7.59 billion
Other taxes
8.6%$4.35 billion
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 18 more
  • Motor fuel taxes$1.17 billion
  • Motor vehicle licenses$722 million
  • Tobacco taxes$495 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$435 million
  • Public utility taxes$410 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$360 million
  • Insurance premium taxes$275 million
  • Hunting and fishing licenses$96.8 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$94.7 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$76.3 million
  • Public utility licenses$60.3 million
  • Other licenses$59.6 million
  • Driver's licenses$39.8 million
  • Corporation licenses$33.7 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$19.3 million
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2.5 million
  • Severance taxes$1.1 million
  • Amusement taxes$166 thousand
  • Amusement licenses$77 thousand
  • Estate and gift taxes$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Business income tax
5.3%$2.66 billion
Property tax
0.2%$91.2 million

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$5.90 billion
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; college tuition and 8 more
  • Hospital bills$2.46 billion
  • College tuition$2.06 billion
  • Other service charges$752 million
  • University housing and dining$471 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$74.2 million
  • Road charges$38.7 million
  • Housing$20.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$7.0 million
  • Other education charges$5.4 million
  • Sewer$101 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money30%

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

From the federal government
30%$15.3 billion

Local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From local governments
0.6%$283 million

Fines and other9.6%

Interest, rents and other
9.5%$4.78 billion
Fines
0.1%$60.2 million
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Where the money goes

Social services31%Sent to local governments27%Schools and colleges15%Running the government and other costs7.6%Health and hospitals7.2%All other spending13%

What stands out

27%

of Wisconsin's spending goes to local governments.A typical state government spends 24%.

Full Wisconsin breakdown

Spending by category100%

Social services
31%$16.4 billion
What's in social servicesOther public welfare; unemployment and social insurance offices and 2 more
  • Other public welfare$16.1 billion
  • Unemployment and social insurance offices$134 million
  • Welfare institutions$128 million
  • Veterans' services$28.6 million
Sent to local governments
27%$14.6 billion
What's in sent to local governmentsSent to school districts; sent to local governments: general support and 17 more
  • Sent to school districts$8.52 billion
  • Sent to local governments: general support$3.19 billion
  • Sent to local governments: roads and highways$978 million
  • Sent to school districts (colleges)$601 million
  • Sent to local governments: other public welfare$376 million
  • Sent to local governments: public health$364 million
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$346 million
  • Sent to local governments: natural resources, farming and conservation$137 million
  • Sent to local governments: courts and legal services$55.4 million
  • Sent to local governments: inspections and regulation$32.2 million
  • Sent to local governments: hospitals$12.4 million
  • Sent to local governments: ports and harbors$6.8 million
  • Sent to local governments: police$6.5 million
  • Sent to local governments: probation, parole and other corrections$3.3 million
  • Sent to local governments: airports$1.1 million
  • Sent to local governments: finance, tax collection and budgeting$543 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: parks and recreation$443 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: sewer systems$177 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: other government administration$58 thousand
Schools and colleges
15%$7.84 billion
What's in schools and collegesColleges and universities; scholarships and other education subsidies and 2 more
  • Colleges and universities$5.64 billion
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$1.23 billion
  • College housing, dining and bookstores$671 million
  • Other education$289 million
Running the government and other costs
7.6%$4.10 billion
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.86 billion
  • Other and not broken out$627 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$550 million
  • Government buildings$52.1 million
  • Other government administration$9.4 million
Health and hospitals
7.2%$3.90 billion
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$2.99 billion
  • Public health$912 million
Roads, transit and parking
5.0%$2.68 billion
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; airports and 3 more
  • Roads and highways$2.46 billion
  • Airports$188 million
  • Public transit$24.6 million
  • Ports and harbors$2.9 million
  • Parking$1.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.5%$2.42 billion
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$1.41 billion
  • Courts and legal services$477 million
  • Inspections and regulation$285 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$195 million
  • Police$57.6 million
Environment and natural resources
1.2%$633 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$633 million
Interest on debt
1.1%$569 million
Housing and community development
1.0%$565 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.1%$57.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$57.6 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$5.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$5.8 million
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Your county

Waukesha County

$325 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended December 31, 2023.

Where the money comes from

County taxes39%State tax money27%Federal tax money10%Fines and other9.2%Fees for services (parks and recreation, airport)8.8%Local tax money5.2%

What stands out

10%

of Waukesha County's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people gets 4.5%.

Full Waukesha County breakdown

County taxes39%

Property tax
38%$114 million
Other taxes
1.4%$4.2 million
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; other licenses and 2 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$2.2 million
  • Other licenses$1.1 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$936 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$108 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
-<0.1%-$2 thousand

Fees for services8.8%

Fees for services
8.8%$26.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 5 more
  • Other service charges$16.9 million
  • Parks and recreation$7.3 million
  • Airport$1.6 million
  • Garbage collection$418 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$156 thousand
  • Transit fares$137 thousand
  • Road charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money10%

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

From the federal government
10%$31.3 million

State tax money27%

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

From the state
27%$82.1 million

Local tax money5.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
5.2%$15.6 million

Fines and other9.2%

Interest, rents and other
8.8%$26.4 million
Fines
0.4%$1.3 million
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Where the money goes

Running the government and other costs33%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Social services15%Health and hospitals11%Roads, transit and parking7.0%All other spending11%

What stands out

15%

of Waukesha County's spending goes to social services.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people spends 4.3%.

Full Waukesha County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
33%$107 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$75.4 million
  • Government buildings$20.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$6.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$76.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$36.6 million
  • Prisons and jails$21.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$18.5 million
Social services
15%$48.4 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$48.4 million
Health and hospitals
11%$35.7 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$35.7 million
Roads, transit and parking
7.0%$22.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; airports and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$20.1 million
  • Airports$2.2 million
  • Public transit$343 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.6%$21.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$17.5 million
  • Libraries$4.0 million
Sent to other local governments
2.1%$6.9 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$6.9 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.3%$4.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$4.3 million
Interest on debt
0.6%$2.0 million
Schools and colleges
0.1%$366 thousand
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$366 thousand
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Your city

City of Brookfield

$93.9 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended December 31, 2023.

Where the money comes from

City taxes56%Fees for services (sewer, water)22%Fines and other9.4%State tax money6.5%County and local tax money4.7%Federal tax money2.2%
Full Brookfield breakdown

What stands out

49%

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

City taxes56%

Property tax
49%$44.7 million
Other taxes
6.3%$5.7 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$4.2 million
  • Other licenses$1.0 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$555 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services22%

Fees for services
22%$19.7 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$10.1 million
  • Water$6.6 million
  • Other service charges$2.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$875 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.2%

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

From the federal government
2.2%$2.0 million

State tax money6.5%

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

From the state
6.5%$5.9 million

County and local tax money4.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.7%$4.3 million

Fines and other9.4%

Interest, rents and other
8.9%$8.1 million
Fines
0.5%$468 thousand
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Where the money goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities26%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Running the government and other costs19%Roads, transit and parking11%Parks, recreation and libraries8.2%All other spending11%
Full Brookfield breakdown

What stands out

8%

of Brookfield'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
26%$24.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$15.7 million
  • Water supply$6.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$3.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$22.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$14.4 million
  • Fire protection$6.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$897 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$18.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$13.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.9 million
  • Government buildings$603 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$10.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$10.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.2%$7.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$4.6 million
  • Libraries$3.1 million
Health and hospitals
8.0%$7.5 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$7.5 million
Interest on debt
3.0%$2.8 million
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$146 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$146 thousand
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Your schools

Elmbrook School District

$130 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

Where the money comes from

State tax money51%School district taxes40%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)4.1%Fines and other3.0%County and local tax money1.8%
Full Elmbrook School District breakdown

What stands out

40%

of Elmbrook School District's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with 5,000 to 25,000 students gets 29%.

School district taxes40%

Property tax
40%$54.1 million

Fees for services4.1%

Fees for services
4.1%$5.5 million
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches; other school charges and 1 more
  • School lunches$2.7 million
  • Other school charges$2.6 million
  • School tuition and transportation$243 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money51%

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

From the state
51%$68.0 million

County and local tax money1.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.8%$2.4 million

Fines and other3.0%

Interest, rents and other
2.9%$4.0 million
Fines
<0.1%$5 thousand
Elmbrook School District page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges97%Sent to other local governments2.8%Interest on debt0.5%
Full Elmbrook School District breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
97%$126 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$126 million
Sent to other local governments
2.8%$3.6 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government; sent to school districts and 1 more
  • Sent to the state government$2.0 million
  • Sent to school districts$1.1 million
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$515 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$601 thousand
Elmbrook School District page →
Sources and moreEach government's source, fiscal year and how a ZIP is matched

State of Wisconsin. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

Waukesha County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

Elmbrook School District. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

City of Brookfield. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

How a ZIP is matched. A ZIP code is not a government boundary, so we match it to the cities, counties and school districts that overlap it, using Census Bureau geography. Where a ZIP crosses several, each one is shown with its share of the ZIP. Each government's money covers its own operations only; the others listed here are separate.

Latest recorded year. The year differs by government: each block shows the newest fiscal year on file. A Census survey year covers fiscal years ending July 1 of the year before through June 30 of that year.