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De Land's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), De Land took in $78.3 million and spent $69.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)41%City taxes34%Fines and other12%State tax money5.6%County and local tax money4.2%Federal tax money3.9%

What stands out

16%

of De Land'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 taxes34%

Property tax
18%$13.8 million
Other taxes
16%$12.6 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$5.6 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$3.6 million
  • Other licenses$2.2 million
  • Motor fuel taxes$645 thousand
  • Insurance premium taxes$524 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services41%

Fees for services
41%$31.9 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 4 more
  • Water$12.1 million
  • Sewer$11.8 million
  • Garbage collection$4.1 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$2.9 million
  • Other service charges$664 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$335 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.9%

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

From the federal government
3.9%$3.1 million

State tax money5.6%

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

From the state
5.6%$4.4 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%$3.3 million

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
12%$9.2 million
Fines
0.2%$118 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails36%Water, sewer, trash and utilities27%Running the government and other costs19%Parks, recreation and libraries5.9%Roads, transit and parking5.8%All other spending5.8%

What stands out

5%

of De Land's spending goes to the environment and natural resources.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
36%$25.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$12.1 million
  • Police$11.0 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$460 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
27%$18.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$10.7 million
  • Water supply$4.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$4.0 million
Running the government and other costs
19%$13.6 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$10.8 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.9%$4.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$4.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
5.8%$4.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$2.2 million
  • Airports$1.8 million
Environment and natural resources
5.0%$3.5 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$3.5 million
Interest on debt
0.7%$504 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of De Land. 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 De Land 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.