City government · Okaloosa County, FL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Fort Walton Beach took in $50.3 million and spent $49.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)41%City taxes33%State tax money10%Fines and other7.4%County and local tax money4.2%Federal tax money3.7%

What stands out

18%

of Fort Walton Beach's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 6.1%.

City taxes33%

Other taxes
18%$8.9 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$4.1 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$2.4 million
  • Motor fuel taxes$982 thousand
  • Other licenses$915 thousand
  • Insurance premium taxes$459 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
16%$8.0 million

Fees for services41%

Fees for services
41%$20.7 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 6 more
  • Sewer$7.3 million
  • Water$4.5 million
  • Garbage collection$4.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$2.6 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$1.1 million
  • Other government-run businesses$536 thousand
  • Road charges$269 thousand
  • Other service charges$69 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.7%

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

From the federal government
3.7%$1.9 million

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$5.1 million

County and local tax money4.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.2%$2.1 million

Fines and other7.4%

Interest, rents and other
7.3%$3.6 million
Fines
0.1%$75 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities30%Police, fire, courts and jails29%Running the government and other costs23%Parks, recreation and libraries10%Environment and natural resources3.3%All other spending4.9%

What stands out

3.3%

of Fort Walton Beach'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
30%$14.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$9.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$4.4 million
  • Water supply$1.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$14.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$7.2 million
  • Fire protection$6.7 million
  • Inspections and regulation$471 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$11.3 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$8.6 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
10%$5.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$4.5 million
  • Libraries$626 thousand
Environment and natural resources
3.3%$1.6 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.6 million
Interest on debt
2.3%$1.1 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$709 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$424 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.0%$1.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.0 million
Housing and community development
0.6%$301 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Fort Walton 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 Fort Walton 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.