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Belleair Beach's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Belleair Beach took in $4.5 million and spent $2.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes45%Fines and other37%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)12%County and local tax money3.5%State tax money2.9%

What stands out

36%

of Belleair Beach's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

City taxes45%

Property tax
30%$1.4 million
Other taxes
15%$661 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$347 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$187 thousand
  • Other licenses$106 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$538 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and parks and recreation
  • Garbage collection$341 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$197 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.9%

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

From the state
2.9%$133 thousand

County and local tax money3.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.5%$159 thousand

Fines and other37%

Interest, rents and other
36%$1.6 million
Fines
1.1%$51 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking32%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Running the government and other costs16%Water, sewer, trash and utilities12%Environment and natural resources7.0%All other spending9.2%

What stands out

32%

of Belleair Beach's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
32%$758 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$758 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$574 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$508 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$40 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$26 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$381 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$264 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$78 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$39 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
12%$295 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$295 thousand
Environment and natural resources
7.0%$169 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$169 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.1%$123 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$120 thousand
  • Libraries$3 thousand
Interest on debt
4.1%$98 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Belleair Beach. 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 Belleair Beach 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.