City government · Manatee County, FL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Bradenton took in $115 million and spent $89.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)44%City taxes36%County and local tax money9.4%State tax money5.4%Fines and other4.3%Federal tax money1.4%

What stands out

9.4%

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

City taxes36%

Property tax
24%$27.1 million
Other taxes
12%$13.8 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$7.7 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$3.2 million
  • Other licenses$1.6 million
  • Insurance premium taxes$1.0 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$211 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services44%

Fees for services
44%$50.5 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 5 more
  • Water$13.8 million
  • Sewer$12.8 million
  • Other service charges$12.6 million
  • Garbage collection$9.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.7 million
  • Road charges$383 thousand
  • Parking$43 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.4%

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

From the federal government
1.4%$1.6 million

State tax money5.4%

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

From the state
5.4%$6.2 million

County and local tax money9.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
9.4%$10.8 million

Fines and other4.3%

Interest, rents and other
4.1%$4.8 million
Fines
0.2%$213 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails32%Water, sewer, trash and utilities30%Running the government and other costs25%Roads, transit and parking4.1%Parks, recreation and libraries3.9%All other spending5.0%

What stands out

30%

of Bradenton's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 20%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
32%$29.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$18.9 million
  • Fire protection$9.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$268 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
30%$26.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$18.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$8.2 million
Running the government and other costs
25%$22.2 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$11.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$7.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.9 million
Roads, transit and parking
4.1%$3.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$2.8 million
  • Parking$890 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.9%$3.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3.5 million
Interest on debt
1.9%$1.7 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$1.5 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$208 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.9%$1.7 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.7 million
Housing and community development
1.3%$1.1 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Bradenton. 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 Bradenton 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.