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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Flagler took in $1.1 million and spent $1.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)46%Town taxes40%State tax money12%Fines and other1.8%

What stands out

26%

of Flagler's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes40%

Sales tax
26%$294 thousand
Property tax
14%$160 thousand

Fees for services46%

Fees for services
46%$520 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Water$254 thousand
  • Garbage collection$183 thousand
  • Sewer$81 thousand
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$131 thousand

Fines and other1.8%

Interest, rents and other
1.5%$17 thousand
Fines
0.3%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs58%Water, sewer, trash and utilities36%Parks, recreation and libraries6.5%Interest on debt0.4%

What stands out

58%

of Flagler's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
58%$625 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out
  • Other and not broken out$625 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
36%$386 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$213 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$129 thousand
  • Sewer systems$44 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.5%$70 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$70 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Flagler. 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 Town of Flagler 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.