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Belle Glade's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Belle Glade took in $19.3 million and spent $17.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes42%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)23%State tax money13%Fines and other8.5%County and local tax money7.4%Federal tax money6.2%

What stands out

21%

of Belle Glade's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 6.1%.

City taxes42%

Other taxes
21%$4.1 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.6 million
  • Public utility taxes$1.6 million
  • Other licenses$491 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$448 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
21%$4.0 million

Fees for services23%

Fees for services
23%$4.5 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; parks and recreation and 2 more
  • Garbage collection$2.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.4 million
  • Other service charges$303 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$149 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.2%

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

From the federal government
6.2%$1.2 million

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$2.5 million

County and local tax money7.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
7.4%$1.4 million

Fines and other8.5%

Interest, rents and other
8.0%$1.5 million
Fines
0.5%$88 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs27%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Parks, recreation and libraries20%Water, sewer, trash and utilities14%Roads, transit and parking8.8%All other spending6.7%

What stands out

20%

of Belle Glade'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%

Running the government and other costs
27%$4.7 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$2.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.9 million
  • Other and not broken out$89 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$4.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$3.2 million
  • Inspections and regulation$855 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$118 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
20%$3.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3.4 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
14%$2.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
8.8%$1.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
  • Airports$361 thousand
Environment and natural resources
6.1%$1.1 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.1 million
Housing and community development
0.6%$103 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Belle Glade. 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 Belle Glade 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.