County government · Calhoun County, FL

Calhoun County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Calhoun County took in $23.4 million and spent $22.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money53%County taxes24%Federal tax money16%Fees for services (airport)3.3%Local tax money2.4%Fines and other1.5%

What stands out

53%

of Calhoun County's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 23%.

County taxes24%

Property tax
18%$4.1 million
Other taxes
6.7%$1.6 million
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes; other licenses and 3 more
  • Motor fuel taxes$1.3 million
  • Other licenses$176 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$54 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$51 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.3%

Fees for services
3.3%$765 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and airport
  • Other service charges$609 thousand
  • Airport$156 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money16%

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

From the federal government
16%$3.6 million

State tax money53%

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

From the state
53%$12.4 million

Local tax money2.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
2.4%$566 thousand

Fines and other1.5%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$264 thousand
Fines
0.4%$92 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking37%Running the government and other costs23%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Housing and community development9.3%Parks, recreation and libraries4.4%All other spending6.7%

What stands out

9.3%

of Calhoun County's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
37%$8.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$6.0 million
  • Airports$2.3 million
Running the government and other costs
23%$5.2 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$2.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$352 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$4.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 4 more
  • Police$2.2 million
  • Prisons and jails$895 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$658 thousand
  • Fire protection$391 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$162 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$50 thousand
Housing and community development
9.3%$2.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.4%$977 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$714 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$263 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.5%$550 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$550 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.8%$394 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$394 thousand
Social services
1.4%$323 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$323 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.0%$226 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$226 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Calhoun County. 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 Calhoun County 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.