City government · Flagler County, FL

Flagler Beach's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Flagler Beach took in $15.9 million and spent $11.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)48%City taxes37%County and local tax money5.0%Fines and other4.6%State tax money4.0%Federal tax money1.5%

What stands out

11%

of Flagler Beach'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 taxes37%

Property tax
27%$4.2 million
Other taxes
11%$1.7 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$959 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$371 thousand
  • Other licenses$265 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$110 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services48%

Fees for services
48%$7.6 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Water$5.2 million
  • Garbage collection$1.3 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$541 thousand
  • Other service charges$455 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$30 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.5%

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

From the federal government
1.5%$243 thousand

State tax money4.0%

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

From the state
4.0%$627 thousand

County and local tax money5.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.0%$792 thousand

Fines and other4.6%

Interest, rents and other
3.8%$606 thousand
Fines
0.8%$122 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities41%Police, fire, courts and jails31%Running the government and other costs12%Parks, recreation and libraries8.7%Roads, transit and parking3.7%All other spending3.7%

What stands out

31%

of Flagler Beach's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
41%$4.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$3.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$3.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.8 million
  • Fire protection$1.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$442 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$179 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$1.4 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$606 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$572 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$253 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.7%$1.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$869 thousand
  • Libraries$135 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.7%$429 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$429 thousand
Environment and natural resources
2.6%$304 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$304 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$125 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$69 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$56 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Flagler Beach. 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 Flagler Beach 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.