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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Belleair took in $13.6 million and spent $12.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes53%Fees for services (water, sewer)41%State tax money3.0%Fines and other2.5%Federal tax money0.7%County and local tax money0.1%

What stands out

44%

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

Town taxes53%

Property tax
44%$6.0 million
Other taxes
8.9%$1.2 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$675 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$429 thousand
  • Insurance premium taxes$58 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$51 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services41%

Fees for services
41%$5.5 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$2.2 million
  • Sewer$1.4 million
  • Garbage collection$945 thousand
  • Other service charges$679 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$331 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.7%

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

From the federal government
0.7%$93 thousand

State tax money3.0%

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

From the state
3.0%$413 thousand

County and local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.1%$17 thousand

Fines and other2.5%

Interest, rents and other
2.4%$328 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities34%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Roads, transit and parking21%Running the government and other costs16%Interest on debt2.4%

What stands out

27%

of Belleair's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
34%$4.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$1.8 million
  • Sewer systems$1.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$995 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$3.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$2.6 million
  • Fire protection$650 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$2.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.5 million
Running the government and other costs
16%$1.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Other and not broken out$988 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$926 thousand
Interest on debt
2.4%$291 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Belleair. 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 Town of Belleair 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.