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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Fellsmere took in $6.2 million and spent $5.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes45%Fees for services (water, sewer)24%State tax money15%Federal tax money11%Fines and other3.8%County and local tax money1.3%

What stands out

20%

of Fellsmere'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%.

City taxes45%

Property tax
24%$1.5 million
Other taxes
20%$1.3 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$543 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$364 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$184 thousand
  • Other licenses$171 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services24%

Fees for services
24%$1.5 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$955 thousand
  • Sewer$372 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$133 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$704 thousand

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$925 thousand

County and local tax money1.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.3%$79 thousand

Fines and other3.8%

Interest, rents and other
3.6%$224 thousand
Fines
0.1%$9 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails28%Running the government and other costs23%Water, sewer, trash and utilities20%Roads, transit and parking14%Environment and natural resources12%All other spending4.4%

What stands out

12%

of Fellsmere'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
28%$1.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$1.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$274 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$54 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$1.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$434 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$401 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$288 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
20%$981 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$697 thousand
  • Sewer systems$284 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$687 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$687 thousand
Environment and natural resources
12%$571 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$571 thousand
Interest on debt
3.1%$153 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$104 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$49 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.3%$66 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$66 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Fellsmere. 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 Fellsmere 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.