City government · Miami-Dade County, FL

Florida City's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Florida City took in $29.1 million and spent $20.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (garbage collection, sewer)31%City taxes24%Federal tax money16%Fines and other13%County and local tax money11%State tax money4.5%

What stands out

16%

of Florida City's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 1.2%.

City taxes24%

Other taxes
14%$4.0 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; occupation and business licenses and 2 more
  • Other licenses$1.7 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.1 million
  • Public utility taxes$1.0 million
  • Motor fuel taxes$231 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
10%$3.0 million

Fees for services31%

Fees for services
31%$9.2 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; sewer and 5 more
  • Garbage collection$3.3 million
  • Sewer$2.6 million
  • Water$2.1 million
  • Other service charges$783 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$205 thousand
  • Housing$156 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money16%

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

From the federal government
16%$4.6 million

State tax money4.5%

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

From the state
4.5%$1.3 million

County and local tax money11%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
11%$3.3 million

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
11%$3.2 million
Fines
1.9%$561 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails29%Running the government and other costs28%Water, sewer, trash and utilities22%Environment and natural resources19%Parks, recreation and libraries1.4%All other spending0.7%

What stands out

19%

of Florida City's spending goes to the environment and natural resources.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$5.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$5.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$221 thousand
Running the government and other costs
28%$5.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$3.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$974 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$838 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
22%$4.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$2.5 million
  • Water supply$1.9 million
Environment and natural resources
19%$3.9 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$3.9 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.4%$289 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$289 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$96 thousand
Housing and community development
0.2%$45 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Florida City. 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 Florida City 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.