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Crystal River's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Crystal River took in $14.2 million and spent $11.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)39%City taxes30%State tax money21%Fines and other5.7%County and local tax money4.2%

What stands out

13%

of Crystal River's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 2.5%.

City taxes30%

Property tax

17%$2.4 million

Other taxes

13%$1.8 million

What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 2 more

Public utility taxes$858 thousand
Occupation and business licenses$514 thousand
Other licenses$248 thousand
Motor fuel taxes$222 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services39%

Fees for services

39%$5.5 million

What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more

Sewer$1.9 million
Water$1.5 million
Garbage collection$1.3 million
Parks and recreation$859 thousand
Other service charges$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money21%

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

From the state

21%$3.0 million

County and local tax money4.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

4.2%$596 thousand

Fines and other5.7%

Interest, rents and other

4.7%$673 thousand

Fines

0.9%$132 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities41%Running the government and other costs24%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Parks, recreation and libraries9.9%Environment and natural resources8.1%All other spending5.7%

What stands out

8.1%

of Crystal River's spending goes to the environment and natural resources.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

41%$4.6 million

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste

Sewer systems$3.5 million
Garbage and solid waste$1.1 million

Running the government and other costs

24%$2.7 million

What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more

Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.4 million
Other and not broken out$966 thousand
Finance, tax collection and budgeting$275 thousand

Police, fire, courts and jails

11%$1.3 million

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection

Police$1.0 million
Fire protection$229 thousand

Parks, recreation and libraries

9.9%$1.1 million

What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation

Parks and recreation$1.1 million

Environment and natural resources

8.1%$907 thousand

What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation

Natural resources, farming and conservation$907 thousand

Roads, transit and parking

4.2%$469 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$469 thousand

Interest on debt

1.6%$174 thousand

What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt

Interest on general debt$89 thousand
Interest on water supply debt$85 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Crystal River. 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 Crystal River 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.