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Gulf Breeze's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Gulf Breeze took in $35.7 million and spent $30.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, gas)52%Fines and other21%City taxes14%County and local tax money5.9%Federal tax money5.4%State tax money1.3%

What stands out

21%

of Gulf Breeze's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

City taxes14%

Property tax
7.4%$2.6 million
Other taxes
6.7%$2.4 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$1.4 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$752 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$247 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services52%

Fees for services
52%$18.5 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; gas and 4 more
  • Water$9.4 million
  • Gas$3.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$3.0 million
  • Sewer$1.4 million
  • Garbage collection$934 thousand
  • Other service charges$545 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.4%

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

From the federal government
5.4%$1.9 million

State tax money1.3%

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

From the state
1.3%$481 thousand

County and local tax money5.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.9%$2.1 million

Fines and other21%

Interest, rents and other
21%$7.5 million
Fines
0.2%$81 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities49%Running the government and other costs19%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Roads, transit and parking8.8%Parks, recreation and libraries7.9%Interest on debt3.1%

What stands out

49%

of Gulf Breeze's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
49%$14.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; gas supply and 2 more
  • Sewer systems$8.8 million
  • Gas supply$2.8 million
  • Water supply$2.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$878 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$5.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Other and not broken out$4.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$3.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$3.5 million
  • Fire protection$207 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.8%$2.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.9%$2.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.4 million
Interest on debt
3.1%$948 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt; interest on water supply debt and 1 more
  • Interest on general debt$503 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$426 thousand
  • Interest on gas supply debt$19 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Gulf Breeze. 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 Gulf Breeze 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.