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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Boynton Beach took in $235 million and spent $232 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes40%Fees for services (water, sewer)34%Fines and other13%State tax money7.2%County and local tax money3.4%Federal tax money1.9%

What stands out

29%

of Boynton Beach's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 20%.

City taxes40%

Property tax
29%$68.0 million
Other taxes
11%$26.6 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$12.2 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$7.6 million
  • Other licenses$5.4 million
  • Motor fuel taxes$1.4 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services34%

Fees for services
34%$80.3 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 4 more
  • Water$25.2 million
  • Sewer$19.8 million
  • Garbage collection$19.4 million
  • Other service charges$9.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$6.8 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$24 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.9%

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

From the federal government
1.9%$4.6 million

State tax money7.2%

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

From the state
7.2%$16.9 million

County and local tax money3.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.4%$8.1 million

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
12%$27.6 million
Fines
1.3%$3.0 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails36%Water, sewer, trash and utilities26%Running the government and other costs23%Parks, recreation and libraries11%Interest on debt2.0%All other spending1.9%

What stands out

0.8%

of Boynton Beach's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
36%$83.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$46.3 million
  • Fire protection$31.2 million
  • Inspections and regulation$5.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$730 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
26%$60.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$48.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$12.0 million
Running the government and other costs
23%$53.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$40.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$6.7 million
  • Other and not broken out$6.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$24.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$22.1 million
  • Libraries$2.7 million
Interest on debt
2.0%$4.7 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$3.3 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$1.5 million
Environment and natural resources
0.9%$2.1 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
0.8%$2.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$1.7 million
  • Parking$274 thousand
Housing and community development
0.1%$272 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$12 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$12 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Boynton Beach. 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 Boynton 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.