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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Enterprise took in $74.1 million and spent $81.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes55%Fees for services (water, sewer)33%State tax money6.8%Fines and other5.1%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

42%

of Enterprise's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes55%

Sales tax
42%$30.9 million
Other taxes
8.1%$6.0 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; other selective sales taxes and 5 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$3.5 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.1 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$671 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$636 thousand
  • Tobacco taxes$87 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$83 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
5.3%$3.9 million

Fees for services33%

Fees for services
33%$24.4 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 4 more
  • Water$16.2 million
  • Sewer$4.1 million
  • Garbage collection$3.2 million
  • Airport$755 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$187 thousand
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money6.8%

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

From the state
6.8%$5.1 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$73 thousand

Fines and other5.1%

Interest, rents and other
4.8%$3.5 million
Fines
0.3%$224 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities27%Parks, recreation and libraries21%Running the government and other costs17%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Roads, transit and parking12%All other spending7.0%

What stands out

21%

of Enterprise's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 5.6%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
27%$22.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$17.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.5 million
  • Sewer systems$2.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
21%$16.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$16.8 million
  • Libraries$158 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$14.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$8.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$13.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$6.5 million
  • Fire protection$5.2 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$378 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$9.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$7.7 million
  • Airports$2.0 million
Interest on debt
6.6%$5.4 million
Health and hospitals
0.2%$204 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$204 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$130 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$130 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Enterprise. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Enterprise 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.