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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Deltona took in $100 million and spent $76.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes41%Fees for services (water, sewer)40%State tax money7.1%Fines and other5.6%County and local tax money4.9%Federal tax money1.8%

What stands out

18%

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

City taxes41%

Property tax
23%$22.4 million
Other taxes
18%$18.3 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$8.1 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$4.9 million
  • Other licenses$2.4 million
  • Motor fuel taxes$2.4 million
  • Insurance premium taxes$484 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services40%

Fees for services
40%$39.5 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 4 more
  • Water$16.4 million
  • Sewer$9.4 million
  • Garbage collection$6.8 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$5.0 million
  • Other service charges$1.5 million
  • Parks and recreation$343 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.8%

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

From the federal government
1.8%$1.8 million

State tax money7.1%

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

From the state
7.1%$7.0 million

County and local tax money4.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.9%$4.9 million

Fines and other5.6%

Interest, rents and other
5.4%$5.4 million
Fines
0.2%$206 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails34%Water, sewer, trash and utilities30%Running the government and other costs12%Roads, transit and parking6.9%Interest on debt6.0%All other spending12%

What stands out

5.8%

of Deltona'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
34%$26.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$12.5 million
  • Fire protection$11.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$702 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
30%$22.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$10.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$6.8 million
  • Sewer systems$5.9 million
Running the government and other costs
12%$9.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.0 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.7 million
Roads, transit and parking
6.9%$5.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.3 million
Interest on debt
6.0%$4.6 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$3.3 million
  • Interest on general debt$1.3 million
Environment and natural resources
5.8%$4.5 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$4.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.8%$3.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3.7 million
Housing and community development
1.0%$756 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Deltona. 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 Deltona 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.