City government · Pinellas County, FL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Gulfport took in $26.8 million and spent $27.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)46%City taxes36%County and local tax money5.9%Fines and other5.9%State tax money3.5%Federal tax money1.8%

What stands out

5.9%

of Gulfport's money comes from county and other local tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 0.8%.

City taxes36%

Property tax
23%$6.1 million
Other taxes
14%$3.6 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$1.9 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$840 thousand
  • Other licenses$570 thousand
  • Insurance premium taxes$210 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$159 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services46%

Fees for services
46%$12.4 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 4 more
  • Water$7.5 million
  • Garbage collection$2.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.7 million
  • Other service charges$649 thousand
  • Road charges$15 thousand
  • Sewer$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.8%

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

From the federal government
1.8%$478 thousand

State tax money3.5%

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

From the state
3.5%$945 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%$1.6 million

Fines and other5.9%

Interest, rents and other
5.7%$1.5 million
Fines
0.2%$44 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities33%Police, fire, courts and jails29%Parks, recreation and libraries20%Running the government and other costs9.4%Roads, transit and parking4.1%All other spending4.5%

What stands out

20%

of Gulfport's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 5.6%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
33%$8.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$6.7 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$8.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$4.9 million
  • Fire protection$2.5 million
  • Inspections and regulation$561 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$137 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
20%$5.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$4.7 million
  • Libraries$764 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.4%$2.6 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$1.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$916 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$664 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.1%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
Environment and natural resources
4.0%$1.1 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.1 million
Interest on debt
0.4%$120 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$102 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$18 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Gulfport. 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 Gulfport 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.