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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Belleair Bluffs took in $2.7 million and spent $2.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes79%County and local tax money8.6%State tax money5.6%Fines and other5.4%Federal tax money1.4%

What stands out

58%

of Belleair Bluffs' money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

City taxes79%

Property tax
58%$1.6 million
Other taxes
21%$583 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$311 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$245 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$27 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money1.4%

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

From the federal government
1.4%$38 thousand

State tax money5.6%

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

From the state
5.6%$154 thousand

County and local tax money8.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
8.6%$236 thousand

Fines and other5.4%

Interest, rents and other
5.3%$145 thousand
Fines
0.1%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails36%Roads, transit and parking28%Running the government and other costs21%Environment and natural resources15%Interest on debt0.7%

What stands out

15%

of Belleair Bluffs' spending goes to the environment and natural resources.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
36%$908 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$566 thousand
  • Fire protection$342 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
28%$707 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$707 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$547 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$547 thousand
Environment and natural resources
15%$375 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$375 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$17 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Belleair Bluffs. 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 Bluffs 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.