Village government · Lee County, FL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year, Estero took in $18.3 million and spent $12.5 million.

Latest recorded yearComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Village taxes56%State tax money19%County and local tax money19%Fines and other4.6%Fees for services (parks, land and natural resources)2.0%

What stands out

19%

of Estero'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%.

Village taxes56%

Other taxes
28%$5.2 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; other licenses and 2 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$2.3 million
  • Other licenses$1.0 million
  • Motor fuel taxes$932 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$870 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
28%$5.1 million

Fees for services2.0%

Fees for services
2.0%$372 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks, land and natural resources and other service charges
  • Parks, land and natural resources$250 thousand
  • Other service charges$122 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$3.4 million

County and local tax money19%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
19%$3.4 million

Fines and other4.6%

Interest, rents and other
4.6%$849 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking52%Running the government and other costs27%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Interest on debt5.8%Environment and natural resources1.9%All other spending1.0%

What stands out

52%

of Estero's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
52%$6.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6.4 million
Running the government and other costs
27%$3.3 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)$2.4 million
  • Other and not broken out$502 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$416 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$1.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsInspections and regulation; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Inspections and regulation$1.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$337 thousand
  • Police$8 thousand
Interest on debt
5.8%$721 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.9%$241 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$241 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$72 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$72 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$50 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$50 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Estero. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Village of Estero 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.