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Frostproof's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Frostproof took in $5.6 million and spent $6.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes45%Fees for services (sewer, water)43%State tax money6.1%County and local tax money3.2%Fines and other2.8%

What stands out

29%

of Frostproof'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 taxes45%

Other taxes
29%$1.6 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$480 thousand
  • Other licenses$478 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$350 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$292 thousand
  • Insurance premium taxes$27 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
16%$922 thousand

Fees for services43%

Fees for services
43%$2.4 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 6 more
  • Sewer$802 thousand
  • Water$660 thousand
  • Garbage collection$466 thousand
  • Other service charges$339 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$64 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$58 thousand
  • Road charges$27 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money6.1%

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

From the state
6.1%$342 thousand

County and local tax money3.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.2%$180 thousand

Fines and other2.8%

Interest, rents and other
2.3%$129 thousand
Fines
0.5%$31 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities39%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Running the government and other costs19%Parks, recreation and libraries7.4%Roads, transit and parking6.9%All other spending2.9%

What stands out

25%

of Frostproof'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
39%$2.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.3 million
  • Water supply$769 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$506 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$1.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$919 thousand
  • Fire protection$672 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$43 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$37 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$1.3 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$1.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$107 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$42 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.4%$491 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$283 thousand
  • Libraries$208 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.9%$455 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$455 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.9%$127 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$127 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$64 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Frostproof. 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 Frostproof 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.