City government · Polk County, FL

Haines City's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Haines City took in $76.4 million and spent $42.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes38%Fees for services (sewer, water)33%Fines and other25%State tax money2.7%County and local tax money2.1%

What stands out

21%

of Haines City's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 4.9%.

City taxes38%

Other taxes
21%$15.7 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 3 more
  • Other licenses$7.8 million
  • Public utility taxes$3.9 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$2.5 million
  • Motor fuel taxes$1.1 million
  • Insurance premium taxes$381 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
17%$13.3 million

Fees for services33%

Fees for services
33%$24.9 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 6 more
  • Sewer$11.3 million
  • Water$7.9 million
  • Garbage collection$4.1 million
  • Other service charges$703 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$462 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$196 thousand
  • Road charges$160 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$61 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.7%

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

From the state
2.7%$2.0 million

County and local tax money2.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.1%$1.6 million

Fines and other25%

Interest, rents and other
21%$16.3 million
Fines
3.3%$2.6 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails30%Water, sewer, trash and utilities23%Running the government and other costs20%Parks, recreation and libraries13%Environment and natural resources9.0%All other spending5.2%

What stands out

9%

of Haines City's spending goes to the environment and natural resources.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$12.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$7.9 million
  • Fire protection$3.3 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$177 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
23%$10.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$4.9 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$3.5 million
  • Water supply$1.7 million
Running the government and other costs
20%$8.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$5.0 million
  • Other and not broken out$2.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
13%$5.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$4.6 million
  • Libraries$803 thousand
Environment and natural resources
9.0%$3.8 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$3.8 million
Interest on debt
3.0%$1.3 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$1.1 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$165 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.2%$932 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$932 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Haines City. 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 Haines City 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.