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Fruitland Park's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Fruitland Park took in $15.3 million and spent $9.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes47%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)23%Federal tax money18%State tax money5.8%County and local tax money4.0%Fines and other1.9%

What stands out

18%

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

City taxes47%

Property tax
31%$4.7 million
Other taxes
17%$2.5 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 4 more
  • Public utility taxes$1.2 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$701 thousand
  • Other licenses$385 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$157 thousand
  • Insurance premium taxes$28 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services23%

Fees for services
23%$3.6 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 4 more
  • Water$1.4 million
  • Other service charges$1.2 million
  • Garbage collection$557 thousand
  • Sewer$353 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$85 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$54 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money18%

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

From the federal government
18%$2.7 million

State tax money5.8%

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

From the state
5.8%$888 thousand

County and local tax money4.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.0%$607 thousand

Fines and other1.9%

Interest, rents and other
1.7%$261 thousand
Fines
0.2%$29 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails42%Water, sewer, trash and utilities26%Running the government and other costs13%Parks, recreation and libraries13%Roads, transit and parking4.7%All other spending0.9%

What stands out

42%

of Fruitland Park's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
42%$4.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$2.1 million
  • Fire protection$1.2 million
  • Inspections and regulation$669 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$69 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
26%$2.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$1.8 million
  • Sewer systems$738 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$1.3 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$570 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$477 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$253 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
13%$1.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$719 thousand
  • Libraries$506 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.7%$456 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$456 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$64 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$56 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$8 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$26 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$26 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Fruitland Park. 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 Fruitland Park 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.