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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Dania Beach took in $85.1 million and spent $72.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes47%Fees for services (sewer, water)24%Fines and other23%State tax money4.9%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

23%

of Dania Beach's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 4.9%.

City taxes47%

Property tax
31%$26.0 million
Other taxes
17%$14.3 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$5.1 million
  • Other licenses$4.4 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$3.5 million
  • Motor fuel taxes$795 thousand
  • Insurance premium taxes$459 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services24%

Fees for services
24%$20.5 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 5 more
  • Sewer$6.9 million
  • Water$5.7 million
  • Other service charges$3.4 million
  • Garbage collection$2.7 million
  • Parking$1.5 million
  • Other government-run businesses$126 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$117 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.9%

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

From the state
4.9%$4.2 million

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$338 thousand

Fines and other23%

Interest, rents and other
23%$19.2 million
Fines
0.7%$588 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails53%Water, sewer, trash and utilities18%Running the government and other costs11%Parks, recreation and libraries6.9%Environment and natural resources6.4%All other spending5.1%

What stands out

53%

of Dania Beach'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
53%$38.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$18.9 million
  • Police$15.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$3.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$964 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
18%$13.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$6.1 million
  • Sewer systems$4.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.9 million
Running the government and other costs
11%$7.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$3.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.9%$5.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$5.0 million
Environment and natural resources
6.4%$4.6 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$4.6 million
Roads, transit and parking
4.5%$3.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$2.2 million
  • Parking$1.1 million
Interest on debt
0.6%$458 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$284 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$174 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Dania Beach. 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 Dania 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.