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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Debary took in $20.2 million and spent $15.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes58%Fines and other19%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)11%State tax money7.0%County and local tax money3.9%Federal tax money1.6%

What stands out

26%

of Debary'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 taxes58%

Property tax
32%$6.5 million
Other taxes
26%$5.3 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$2.5 million
  • Other licenses$1.2 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.0 million
  • Motor fuel taxes$541 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$2.2 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; parks and recreation and 3 more
  • Garbage collection$1.9 million
  • Parks and recreation$135 thousand
  • Other service charges$86 thousand
  • Road charges$59 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.6%

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

From the federal government
1.6%$330 thousand

State tax money7.0%

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

From the state
7.0%$1.4 million

County and local tax money3.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.9%$787 thousand

Fines and other19%

Interest, rents and other
18%$3.7 million
Fines
0.1%$29 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails46%Running the government and other costs12%Roads, transit and parking11%Water, sewer, trash and utilities11%Environment and natural resources9.9%All other spending10%

What stands out

10%

of Debary'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
46%$7.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$3.7 million
  • Fire protection$2.0 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$209 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$1.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$394 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$342 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$1.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.8 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
11%$1.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.7 million
Environment and natural resources
9.9%$1.6 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.2%$1.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.4 million
Interest on debt
0.7%$115 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$92 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$92 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Debary. 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 Debary 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.