Village government · Miami-Dade County, FL

El Portal's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), El Portal took in $2.6 million and spent $2.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

See every government that serves your ZIP

Where it comes from

Village taxes72%Fees for services (garbage collection)14%State tax money13%Fines and other1.0%

What stands out

25%

of El Portal's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 2.5%.

Village taxes72%

Property tax
46%$1.2 million
Other taxes
25%$664 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$262 thousand
  • Other licenses$184 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$142 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$76 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
0.3%$9 thousand

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$364 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$347 thousand
  • Other service charges$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$341 thousand

Fines and other1.0%

Fines
0.5%$14 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.4%$11 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails40%Running the government and other costs36%Environment and natural resources23%Parks, recreation and libraries0.5%Interest on debt<0.1%

What stands out

23%

of El Portal's spending goes to the environment and natural resources.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
40%$1.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and inspections and regulation
  • Police$1.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$29 thousand
Running the government and other costs
36%$963 thousand
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$542 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$331 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$90 thousand
Environment and natural resources
23%$618 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$618 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$13 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$13 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of El Portal. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Village of El Portal 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.