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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Apalachicola took in $11.8 million and spent $7.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Federal tax money45%Fees for services (water, sewer)22%City taxes18%State tax money7.3%County and local tax money4.8%Fines and other3.7%

What stands out

45%

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

City taxes18%

Property tax
13%$1.5 million
Other taxes
4.6%$541 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$219 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$211 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$76 thousand
  • Other licenses$35 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services22%

Fees for services
22%$2.6 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$1.3 million
  • Sewer$1.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$129 thousand
  • Other service charges$22 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money45%

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

From the federal government
45%$5.3 million

State tax money7.3%

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

From the state
7.3%$856 thousand

County and local tax money4.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.8%$568 thousand

Fines and other3.7%

Interest, rents and other
3.7%$430 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities36%Running the government and other costs23%Parks, recreation and libraries14%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Roads, transit and parking9.8%All other spending5.2%

What stands out

14%

of Apalachicola's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
36%$2.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$1.6 million
  • Water supply$1.2 million
Running the government and other costs
23%$1.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and other and not broken out
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.3 million
  • Other and not broken out$436 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
14%$1.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$830 thousand
  • Libraries$222 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$856 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$771 thousand
  • Fire protection$85 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.8%$747 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$747 thousand
Interest on debt
4.8%$364 thousand
Housing and community development
0.4%$29 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Apalachicola. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Apalachicola 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.