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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Davie took in $219 million and spent $239 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes51%Fees for services (water, parks and recreation)24%Fines and other13%State tax money4.9%County and local tax money4.3%Federal tax money2.1%

What stands out

19%

of Davie's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 7.2%.

Town taxes51%

Property tax
33%$71.8 million
Other taxes
19%$41.1 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$14.9 million
  • Public utility taxes$14.3 million
  • Other licenses$10.0 million
  • Motor fuel taxes$1.8 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services24%

Fees for services
24%$52.7 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 3 more
  • Water$29.8 million
  • Other service charges$21.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.2 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$494 thousand
  • Housing$32 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.1%

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

From the federal government
2.1%$4.5 million

State tax money4.9%

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

From the state
4.9%$10.8 million

County and local tax money4.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.3%$9.4 million

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
13%$27.5 million
Fines
0.8%$1.7 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails38%Running the government and other costs26%Health and hospitals12%Water, sewer, trash and utilities11%Roads, transit and parking4.0%All other spending9.3%

What stands out

12%

of Davie's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities of 50,000+ people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
38%$90.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$58.8 million
  • Fire protection$25.6 million
  • Inspections and regulation$5.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$687 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$63.2 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$36.8 million
  • Other and not broken out$20.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$6.4 million
Health and hospitals
12%$28.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$28.4 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
11%$25.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$24.5 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$660 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.0%$9.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$8.9 million
  • Public transit$753 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.4%$8.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$8.2 million
Environment and natural resources
2.6%$6.3 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$6.3 million
Interest on debt
2.5%$5.9 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$3.8 million
  • Interest on general debt$2.0 million
Housing and community development
0.8%$2.0 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Davie. 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 Town of Davie 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.