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Fort Pierce's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Fort Pierce took in $236 million and spent $220 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)62%City taxes20%Fines and other7.4%State tax money5.7%County and local tax money3.7%Federal tax money1.8%

What stands out

62%

of Fort Pierce's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 30%.

City taxes20%

Property tax
13%$31.8 million
Other taxes
6.1%$14.4 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 4 more
  • Other licenses$5.7 million
  • Public utility taxes$5.4 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$2.5 million
  • Insurance premium taxes$544 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$327 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services62%

Fees for services
62%$146 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 6 more
  • Electric power$78.4 million
  • Water$24.6 million
  • Sewer$17.6 million
  • Garbage collection$8.2 million
  • Gas$6.7 million
  • Parks and recreation$6.2 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$3.8 million
  • Other service charges$472 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.8%

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

From the federal government
1.8%$4.3 million

State tax money5.7%

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

From the state
5.7%$13.5 million

County and local tax money3.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.7%$8.7 million

Fines and other7.4%

Interest, rents and other
7.2%$17.0 million
Fines
0.2%$516 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities56%Running the government and other costs18%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Parks, recreation and libraries7.7%Environment and natural resources2.0%All other spending4.9%

What stands out

56%

of Fort Pierce's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
56%$124 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 3 more
  • Electric power$75.0 million
  • Water supply$19.8 million
  • Sewer systems$14.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$8.0 million
  • Gas supply$6.4 million
Running the government and other costs
18%$39.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$33.4 million
  • Other and not broken out$3.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$25.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$19.9 million
  • Inspections and regulation$4.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$730 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.7%$16.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$16.9 million
Environment and natural resources
2.0%$4.4 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$4.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
1.9%$4.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.2 million
Housing and community development
1.5%$3.4 million
Interest on debt
1.1%$2.4 million
Health and hospitals
0.4%$932 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$932 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Fort Pierce. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Fort Pierce 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.