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Brooklyn, IN town hall & government

Brooklyn spent $2.5 million in the year to December 31, 2023, about $983 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Brooklyn's government.

Town budget

Where Brooklyn's money goes

Spent
$2.5 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2023
Per resident
$983
typical Indiana cities: $2,068
Long-term debt
$774,000
$305 per resident
Water & other utilities
$1.1 million42%
Roads & transportation
$610,00024%
Sewer & trash
$302,00012%
Police
$26,0001%
Interest on debt
$26,0001%
Parks & libraries
$8,000<1%
Housing & development
$1,000<1%
Other
$476,00019%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 41%
  • Fees & charges 30%
  • From the state 16%
  • Interest, fines & other 7%
  • Property taxes 5%
  • From other local governments 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Brooklyn

Full-time staff
7
11 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$42,000
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
3 full-time6 part
Police
1 full-time2 part
Sewer & trash
1 full-time2 part
Water & other utilities
1 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Brooklyn didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Martinsville Schools Metropolitan School District

Brooklyn's K–12 school district, shared with Baker, Bethany, Clay, Green, Jefferson and Martinsville. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,296
Indiana: $13,688
Students
4,081
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$17.6 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Indiana districts overall: 33% local, 56% state, 11% federal

  • Local 29%
  • State 61%
  • Federal 10%

Of the $13,296 per pupil, $6,868 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Also serving Brooklyn: Mooresville Consolidated School Corporation ($12,518 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Brooklyn pay

Typical tax bill
$476
a year · Indiana typical $1,614
Effective rate
0.40%
of home value · Indiana 0.74%
Typical home value
$119,000
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate.

Local

Contact Brooklyn's government

Town hall & decisions in Brooklyn →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Brooklyn

Brooklyn is represented in Congress by Senators Todd Young and Jim Banks and Representative James R. Baird. Mike Braun is governor.

All of Brooklyn's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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