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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Crestview took in $38.1 million and spent $35.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes41%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)33%State tax money17%Fines and other4.9%County and local tax money3.6%Federal tax money0.4%

What stands out

18%

of Crestview'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 taxes41%

Property tax
23%$8.7 million
Other taxes
18%$6.9 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$3.4 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$2.1 million
  • Motor fuel taxes$794 thousand
  • Other licenses$598 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services33%

Fees for services
33%$12.6 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 4 more
  • Sewer$4.4 million
  • Garbage collection$4.0 million
  • Water$3.1 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$801 thousand
  • Other service charges$186 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$171 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.4%

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

From the federal government
0.4%$154 thousand

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$6.5 million

County and local tax money3.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.6%$1.4 million

Fines and other4.9%

Interest, rents and other
4.2%$1.6 million
Fines
0.6%$241 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails32%Running the government and other costs29%Water, sewer, trash and utilities21%Parks, recreation and libraries9.0%Roads, transit and parking4.1%All other spending4.3%

What stands out

29%

of Crestview'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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
32%$11.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$5.5 million
  • Police$5.2 million
  • Inspections and regulation$668 thousand
Running the government and other costs
29%$10.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$6.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.5 million
  • Other and not broken out$13 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
21%$7.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; water supply and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$4.0 million
  • Water supply$2.4 million
  • Sewer systems$1.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.0%$3.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
4.1%$1.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.5 million
Interest on debt
3.2%$1.1 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$671 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$459 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.9%$325 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$325 thousand
Housing and community development
0.2%$78 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Crestview. 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 Crestview 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.