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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Cocoa took in $129 million and spent $105 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)65%Fines and other17%City taxes13%County and local tax money2.3%State tax money1.7%Federal tax money1.5%

What stands out

65%

of Cocoa'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 taxes13%

Property tax
6.9%$8.9 million
Other taxes
5.6%$7.2 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$3.4 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$2.2 million
  • Other licenses$744 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$603 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$259 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services65%

Fees for services
65%$83.1 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 4 more
  • Water$67.5 million
  • Sewer$7.2 million
  • Other service charges$4.7 million
  • Garbage collection$3.4 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$180 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$79 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.5%

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

From the federal government
1.5%$1.9 million

State tax money1.7%

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

From the state
1.7%$2.2 million

County and local tax money2.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.3%$3.0 million

Fines and other17%

Interest, rents and other
16%$21.1 million
Fines
0.9%$1.2 million

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities57%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Running the government and other costs15%Interest on debt4.0%Environment and natural resources2.1%All other spending3.1%

What stands out

57%

of Cocoa's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
57%$59.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$57.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$19.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$10.3 million
  • Fire protection$7.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$403 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$16.1 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$12.3 million
  • Other and not broken out$3.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$441 thousand
Interest on debt
4.0%$4.2 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$3.6 million
  • Interest on general debt$584 thousand
Environment and natural resources
2.1%$2.2 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.9%$2.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
1.2%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Cocoa. 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 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.