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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Daytona Beach took in $256 million and spent $257 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)50%City taxes29%Fines and other12%County and local tax money4.4%State tax money2.6%Federal tax money1.4%

What stands out

50%

of Daytona Beach's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 30%.

City taxes29%

Property tax
16%$39.9 million
Other taxes
14%$34.9 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$14.6 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$9.9 million
  • Other licenses$7.1 million
  • Motor fuel taxes$1.9 million
  • Insurance premium taxes$1.4 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services50%

Fees for services
50%$129 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 4 more
  • Water$68.8 million
  • Garbage collection$24.0 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$16.7 million
  • Parks and recreation$11.9 million
  • Other service charges$6.8 million
  • Parking$798 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.4%

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

From the federal government
1.4%$3.6 million

State tax money2.6%

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

From the state
2.6%$6.7 million

County and local tax money4.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.4%$11.2 million

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
12%$29.5 million
Fines
0.6%$1.4 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails28%Running the government and other costs23%Water, sewer, trash and utilities23%Parks, recreation and libraries9.5%Environment and natural resources6.9%All other spending9.3%

What stands out

6.9%

of Daytona Beach's spending goes to the environment and natural resources.Most U.S. cities of 50,000+ people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$72.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$45.8 million
  • Fire protection$17.7 million
  • Inspections and regulation$6.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.0 million
Running the government and other costs
23%$60.3 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$31.9 million
  • Other and not broken out$22.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5.5 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
23%$58.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$45.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$13.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.5%$24.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$24.4 million
Environment and natural resources
6.9%$17.6 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$17.6 million
Roads, transit and parking
6.1%$15.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$14.1 million
  • Parking$1.6 million
Interest on debt
1.8%$4.7 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$3.5 million
  • Interest on general debt$1.2 million
Social services
0.8%$2.0 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$2.0 million
Housing and community development
0.6%$1.6 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Daytona Beach. 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 City of Daytona 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.