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Cooper City's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Cooper City took in $54.7 million and spent $50.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes53%Fees for services (sewer, water)35%State tax money7.0%County and local tax money2.8%Fines and other1.5%Federal tax money0.7%

What stands out

18%

of Cooper City'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 taxes53%

Property tax
35%$19.4 million
Other taxes
18%$9.7 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$3.3 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$3.3 million
  • Other licenses$2.0 million
  • Motor fuel taxes$577 thousand
  • Insurance premium taxes$559 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services35%

Fees for services
35%$19.0 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 4 more
  • Sewer$6.8 million
  • Water$5.6 million
  • Other service charges$5.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$610 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$606 thousand
  • Parking$144 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.7%

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

From the federal government
0.7%$373 thousand

State tax money7.0%

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

From the state
7.0%$3.8 million

County and local tax money2.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.8%$1.6 million

Fines and other1.5%

Interest, rents and other
1.4%$747 thousand
Fines
0.2%$88 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails51%Water, sewer, trash and utilities21%Running the government and other costs17%Parks, recreation and libraries6.8%Roads, transit and parking2.9%All other spending1.8%

What stands out

51%

of Cooper City's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
51%$25.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$12.8 million
  • Fire protection$11.2 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$466 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
21%$10.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$7.3 million
  • Water supply$3.2 million
Running the government and other costs
17%$8.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$7.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.1 million
  • Other and not broken out$406 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.8%$3.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
2.9%$1.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
  • Parking$111 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.7%$876 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$876 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$29 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Cooper City. 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 Cooper City 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.