Town Hall · Brooklyn Center

Brooklyn Center, MN town hall & government

Brooklyn Center spent $66.3 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $2,057 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Brooklyn Center's money goes

Spent
$66.3 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$2,057
typical Minnesota cities: $2,521
Long-term debt
$40.4 million
$1,254 per resident
Water & other utilities
$12.7 million19%
Police
$12.2 million18%
Parks & libraries
$10.7 million16%
Roads & transportation
$9.4 million14%
Sewer & trash
$6.5 million10%
Fire
$2.2 million3%
Administration & buildings
$2 million3%
Housing & development
$1.6 million2%
Interest on debt
$845,0001%
Other
$8.1 million12%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 38%
  • Fees & charges 20%
  • Utility sales 19%
  • From the state 10%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • Sales taxes 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • From the federal government 2%
  • From other local governments 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Brooklyn Center

Full-time staff
156
166 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$96,400
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
40
and 4 full-time firefighters
Parks & libraries
29 full-time59 part
Police
51 full-time6 part
Administration & buildings
19 full-time6 part
Fire
5 full-time23 part
Roads & transportation
15 full-time2 part
Sewer & trash
5 full-time
Water & other utilities
5 full-time
Housing & development
2 full-time
Other
25 full-time70 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2024. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Brooklyn Center School District

Brooklyn Center's K–12 school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$19,114
Minnesota: $17,091
Students
2,099
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$53.2 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Minnesota districts overall: 30% local, 62% state, 8% federal

  • Local 17%
  • State 75%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $19,114 per pupil, $9,520 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 Center: Osseo Public School District ($17,497 per pupil) · Robbinsdale Public School District ($19,434 per pupil) · Anoka-Hennepin Public School District ($16,135 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Brooklyn Center pay

Typical tax bill
$3,377
a year · Minnesota typical $3,357
Effective rate
1.23%
of home value · Minnesota 1.02%
Typical home value
$274,300
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 Center's government

🏛️ Official websiteci.brooklyn-center.mn.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Brooklyn Center →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Brooklyn Center

Brooklyn Center is represented in Congress by Senators Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith and Representative Ilhan Omar. Tim Walz is governor.

All of Brooklyn Center'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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