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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Delray Beach took in $320 million and spent $309 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes51%Fees for services (water, parks and recreation)22%Fines and other18%State tax money6.9%Federal tax money1.6%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

39%

of Delray Beach's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 20%.

City taxes51%

Property tax
39%$126 million
Other taxes
12%$37.6 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 3 more
  • Other licenses$13.5 million
  • Public utility taxes$11.8 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$7.9 million
  • Insurance premium taxes$2.8 million
  • Motor fuel taxes$1.5 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services22%

Fees for services
22%$71.6 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 4 more
  • Water$39.0 million
  • Other service charges$13.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$11.0 million
  • Garbage collection$6.5 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$2.0 million
  • Other government-run businesses$116 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%$5.2 million

State tax money6.9%

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

From the state
6.9%$22.0 million

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$872 thousand

Fines and other18%

Interest, rents and other
17%$54.1 million
Fines
0.6%$1.9 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs37%Police, fire, courts and jails32%Water, sewer, trash and utilities14%Parks, recreation and libraries9.1%Roads, transit and parking4.9%All other spending2.3%

What stands out

37%

of Delray Beach's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
37%$115 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$58.9 million
  • Other and not broken out$52.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
32%$100 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$47.4 million
  • Fire protection$43.5 million
  • Inspections and regulation$7.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.3 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
14%$43.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$36.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$7.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.1%$28.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$26.7 million
  • Libraries$1.5 million
Roads, transit and parking
4.9%$15.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$13.4 million
  • Parking$1.9 million
Environment and natural resources
1.0%$3.0 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$3.0 million
Interest on debt
0.7%$2.1 million
Housing and community development
0.7%$2.0 million
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$106 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$106 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Delray 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 Delray 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.