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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Cocoa Beach took in $50.0 million and spent $47.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)47%City taxes43%Fines and other3.9%Federal tax money3.3%State tax money2.3%County and local tax money0.9%

What stands out

47%

of Cocoa Beach's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 30%.

City taxes43%

Property tax
32%$16.1 million
Other taxes
11%$5.4 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$2.3 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.9 million
  • Other licenses$483 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$379 thousand
  • Insurance premium taxes$363 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services47%

Fees for services
47%$23.3 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 7 more
  • Sewer$7.9 million
  • Other service charges$4.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$2.9 million
  • Garbage collection$2.7 million
  • Tolls on roads and bridges$2.6 million
  • Parking$1.2 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$1.1 million
  • Road charges$235 thousand
  • Water$174 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.3%

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

From the federal government
3.3%$1.6 million

State tax money2.3%

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

From the state
2.3%$1.2 million

County and local tax money0.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.9%$437 thousand

Fines and other3.9%

Interest, rents and other
3.8%$1.9 million
Fines
0.1%$60 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs27%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Water, sewer, trash and utilities14%Roads, transit and parking11%Parks, recreation and libraries7.6%All other spending15%

What stands out

7.2%

of Cocoa Beach's spending goes to the environment and natural resources.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
27%$13.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$8.1 million
  • Other and not broken out$3.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$959 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$12.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$5.9 million
  • Fire protection$5.3 million
  • Inspections and regulation$445 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$247 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
14%$6.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$3.7 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$3.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
11%$5.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingToll roads and bridges; roads and highways and 2 more
  • Toll roads and bridges$2.2 million
  • Roads and highways$1.8 million
  • Airports$801 thousand
  • Parking$354 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.6%$3.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3.6 million
Environment and natural resources
7.2%$3.5 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$3.5 million
Health and hospitals
6.1%$2.9 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.9 million
Interest on debt
1.6%$769 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$463 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$306 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Cocoa 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 Cocoa 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.