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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Destin took in $27.0 million and spent $23.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes57%County and local tax money25%State tax money7.5%Fees for services (parking, parks and recreation)3.8%Federal tax money3.7%Fines and other3.1%

What stands out

25%

of Destin's money comes from county and other local tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 0.8%.

City taxes57%

Property tax
37%$9.9 million
Other taxes
21%$5.6 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; other licenses and 2 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$2.2 million
  • Other licenses$1.7 million
  • Public utility taxes$883 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$794 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.8%

Fees for services
3.8%$1.0 million
What's in fees for servicesParking; parks and recreation and 2 more
  • Parking$474 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$341 thousand
  • Other service charges$148 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$51 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.7%

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

From the federal government
3.7%$990 thousand

State tax money7.5%

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

From the state
7.5%$2.0 million

County and local tax money25%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
25%$6.7 million

Fines and other3.1%

Interest, rents and other
2.8%$749 thousand
Fines
0.3%$80 thousand

Where it goes

Parks, recreation and libraries47%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Running the government and other costs14%Roads, transit and parking14%Interest on debt3.0%Environment and natural resources2.7%

What stands out

47%

of Destin's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 5.6%.

Spending by category100%

Parks, recreation and libraries
47%$11.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$10.7 million
  • Libraries$639 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$4.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$2.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$545 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$3.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.6 million
  • Other and not broken out$967 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$847 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$3.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.3 million
Interest on debt
3.0%$718 thousand
Environment and natural resources
2.7%$657 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$657 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Destin. 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 Destin 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.