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Cape Canaveral's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Cape Canaveral took in $18.5 million and spent $20.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes45%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)36%State tax money14%Fines and other3.2%County and local tax money0.7%Federal tax money0.6%

What stands out

19%

of Cape Canaveral's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 6.1%.

City taxes45%

Property tax
27%$5.0 million
Other taxes
19%$3.4 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$1.6 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.0 million
  • Other licenses$464 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$365 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services36%

Fees for services
36%$6.7 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Sewer$4.3 million
  • Garbage collection$1.2 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$1.1 million
  • Other service charges$43 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$42 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.6%

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

From the federal government
0.6%$120 thousand

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$2.6 million

County and local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.7%$136 thousand

Fines and other3.2%

Interest, rents and other
3.0%$551 thousand
Fines
0.2%$43 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs32%Water, sewer, trash and utilities29%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Roads, transit and parking4.6%Parks, recreation and libraries3.3%Interest on debt2.8%

What stands out

32%

of Cape Canaveral's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 18%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
32%$6.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$5.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$704 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$503 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
29%$6.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$4.8 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$5.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$3.2 million
  • Fire protection$2.2 million
  • Inspections and regulation$243 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$134 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.6%$955 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$955 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.3%$689 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$644 thousand
  • Libraries$45 thousand
Interest on debt
2.8%$584 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Cape Canaveral. 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 Cape Canaveral 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.