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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Apopka took in $105 million and spent $89.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes36%Fees for services (water, sewer)29%Fines and other14%County and local tax money13%State tax money7.6%Federal tax money0.4%

What stands out

13%

of Apopka's money comes from county and other local tax money.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 0.9%.

City taxes36%

Other taxes
21%$21.7 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$9.3 million
  • Other licenses$4.8 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$4.3 million
  • Insurance premium taxes$1.8 million
  • Motor fuel taxes$1.6 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
15%$16.0 million

Fees for services29%

Fees for services
29%$30.3 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 7 more
  • Water$12.3 million
  • Sewer$8.1 million
  • Garbage collection$4.7 million
  • Other service charges$3.6 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$562 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$446 thousand
  • Airport$364 thousand
  • Road charges$222 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$53 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.4%

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

From the federal government
0.4%$369 thousand

State tax money7.6%

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

From the state
7.6%$8.0 million

County and local tax money13%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
13%$13.1 million

Fines and other14%

Interest, rents and other
14%$14.8 million
Fines
0.4%$367 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails28%Water, sewer, trash and utilities26%Running the government and other costs16%Parks, recreation and libraries11%Health and hospitals9.6%All other spending9.6%

What stands out

10%

of Apopka's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities of 50,000+ people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$25.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$15.6 million
  • Fire protection$7.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.8 million
  • Inspections and regulation$822 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
26%$23.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$9.3 million
  • Water supply$9.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$4.9 million
Running the government and other costs
16%$13.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$10.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.0 million
  • Other and not broken out$864 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$9.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$9.5 million
Health and hospitals
9.6%$8.6 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$8.6 million
Roads, transit and parking
6.6%$5.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$5.5 million
  • Airports$385 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.9%$1.7 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.7 million
Interest on debt
1.1%$964 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$799 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$165 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Apopka. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Apopka 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.