Village government · Palm Beach County, FL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Golf took in $4.3 million and spent $4.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water)51%Village taxes41%Fines and other3.9%Federal tax money2.3%State tax money1.0%County and local tax money0.7%

What stands out

12%

of Golf'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%.

Village taxes41%

Property tax
29%$1.2 million
Other taxes
12%$521 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; occupation and business licenses and 2 more
  • Other licenses$378 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$77 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$35 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$31 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services51%

Fees for services
51%$2.2 million
What's in fees for servicesWater
  • Water$2.2 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.3%

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

From the federal government
2.3%$97 thousand

State tax money1.0%

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

From the state
1.0%$44 thousand

County and local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.7%$31 thousand

Fines and other3.9%

Interest, rents and other
3.9%$168 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities48%Police, fire, courts and jails31%Running the government and other costs10%Environment and natural resources9.7%Interest on debt0.5%

What stands out

10%

of Golf'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
48%$2.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and electric power
  • Sewer systems$1.9 million
  • Electric power$222 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$1.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$639 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$507 thousand
  • Fire protection$243 thousand
Running the government and other costs
10%$453 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$453 thousand
Environment and natural resources
9.7%$432 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$432 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$23 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Golf. 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 Village of Golf 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.