City government · Lee County, FL

Bonita Springs's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Bonita Springs took in $40.9 million and spent $26.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes44%Fines and other27%State tax money16%County and local tax money6.2%Federal tax money4.9%Fees for services (parks, land and natural resources, parks and recreation)2.0%

What stands out

26%

of Bonita Springs' money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 6.9%.

City taxes44%

Property tax
23%$9.3 million
Other taxes
21%$8.5 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; other licenses and 2 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$3.4 million
  • Other licenses$2.2 million
  • Motor fuel taxes$1.7 million
  • Public utility taxes$1.3 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.0%

Fees for services
2.0%$830 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks, land and natural resources and 1 more
  • Other service charges$627 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$133 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$70 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.9%

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

From the federal government
4.9%$2.0 million

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$6.6 million

County and local tax money6.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
6.2%$2.5 million

Fines and other27%

Interest, rents and other
26%$10.5 million
Fines
1.4%$562 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking28%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Parks, recreation and libraries19%Running the government and other costs19%Environment and natural resources9.5%All other spending2.3%

What stands out

9.5%

of Bonita Springs' spending goes to the environment and natural resources.Most U.S. cities of 50,000+ people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
28%$7.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$7.4 million
  • Public transit$18 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$5.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsInspections and regulation; police and 1 more
  • Inspections and regulation$3.5 million
  • Police$1.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$450 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
19%$5.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$5.1 million
Running the government and other costs
19%$5.1 million
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)$2.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.1 million
  • Other and not broken out$246 thousand
Environment and natural resources
9.5%$2.5 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2.5 million
Interest on debt
1.8%$472 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$148 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$148 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Bonita Springs. 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 Bonita Springs 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.