Town government · Lee County, FL

Fort Myers Beach's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Fort Myers Beach took in $21.1 million and spent $14.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, parking)41%Town taxes36%Fines and other13%County and local tax money5.8%State tax money4.2%Federal tax money0.1%

What stands out

20%

of Fort Myers 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%.

Town taxes36%

Other taxes
20%$4.2 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Other licenses$2.2 million
  • Public utility taxes$1.5 million
  • Motor fuel taxes$370 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$102 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
16%$3.4 million

Fees for services41%

Fees for services
41%$8.6 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; parking and 5 more
  • Water$6.0 million
  • Parking$1.6 million
  • Other service charges$575 thousand
  • Ports and waterways$195 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$148 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$9 thousand
  • Sewer$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.1%

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

From the federal government
0.1%$31 thousand

State tax money4.2%

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

From the state
4.2%$877 thousand

County and local tax money5.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.8%$1.2 million

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
13%$2.8 million
Fines
<0.1%$10 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities26%Parks, recreation and libraries25%Running the government and other costs16%Roads, transit and parking15%Interest on debt10%All other spending7.2%

What stands out

25%

of Fort Myers Beach's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
26%$3.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$3.8 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
25%$3.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3.7 million
Running the government and other costs
16%$2.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
15%$2.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; parking and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$1.5 million
  • Parking$554 thousand
  • Toll roads and bridges$243 thousand
Interest on debt
10%$1.5 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$991 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$527 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.6%$538 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services and inspections and regulation
  • Courts and legal services$328 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$210 thousand
Environment and natural resources
3.6%$527 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$527 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Fort Myers 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 Town of Fort Myers 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.