Town government · Miami-Dade County, FL

Golden Beach's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Golden Beach took in $13.2 million and spent $11.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes90%Fines and other6.9%Fees for services (water, parks, land and natural resources)1.6%State tax money0.6%County and local tax money0.4%Federal tax money0.1%

What stands out

72%

of Golden Beach's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

Town taxes90%

Property tax
72%$9.5 million
Other taxes
18%$2.4 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; occupation and business licenses and 2 more
  • Other licenses$2.0 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$308 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$68 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$31 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.6%

Fees for services
1.6%$215 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and parks, land and natural resources
  • Water$214 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$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%$14 thousand

State tax money0.6%

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

From the state
0.6%$76 thousand

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$50 thousand

Fines and other6.9%

Interest, rents and other
4.5%$595 thousand
Fines
2.4%$319 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails38%Running the government and other costs26%Environment and natural resources15%Parks, recreation and libraries9.1%Roads, transit and parking7.5%Interest on debt4.2%

What stands out

15%

of Golden Beach's spending goes to the environment and natural resources.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
38%$4.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$3.6 million
  • Inspections and regulation$644 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$189 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$3.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$831 thousand
Environment and natural resources
15%$1.8 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.8 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.1%$1.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
7.5%$866 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$866 thousand
Interest on debt
4.2%$490 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Golden 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 Golden 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.