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Boca Raton's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Boca Raton took in $409 million and spent $450 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes51%Fees for services (water, sewer)30%County and local tax money9.0%Fines and other7.5%State tax money2.8%Federal tax money0.4%

What stands out

9%

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

City taxes51%

Property tax
32%$130 million
Other taxes
16%$67.3 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$26.0 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$17.8 million
  • Other licenses$16.3 million
  • Insurance premium taxes$4.9 million
  • Motor fuel taxes$2.3 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
2.4%$9.6 million

Fees for services30%

Fees for services
30%$122 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 7 more
  • Water$37.6 million
  • Other service charges$27.8 million
  • Sewer$26.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$12.2 million
  • Garbage collection$11.4 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$3.5 million
  • Parking$2.6 million
  • Other government-run businesses$289 thousand
  • Transit fares$28 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%$1.6 million

State tax money2.8%

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

From the state
2.8%$11.3 million

County and local tax money9.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
9.0%$36.7 million

Fines and other7.5%

Interest, rents and other
7.0%$28.7 million
Fines
0.5%$1.9 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs31%Police, fire, courts and jails29%Parks, recreation and libraries18%Water, sewer, trash and utilities13%Environment and natural resources5.2%All other spending3.7%

What stands out

18%

of Boca Raton's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 6.4%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
31%$137 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$66.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$64.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$7.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$133 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$65.2 million
  • Police$64.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.8 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
18%$82.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$76.7 million
  • Libraries$6.0 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
13%$56.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$31.4 million
  • Sewer systems$16.3 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$9.2 million
Environment and natural resources
5.2%$23.6 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$23.6 million
Roads, transit and parking
3.2%$14.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$14.3 million
Interest on debt
0.4%$1.8 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$961 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$856 thousand
Housing and community development
0.1%$454 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Boca Raton. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Boca Raton 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.