City government · Miami-Dade County, FL

Hialeah Gardens's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Hialeah Gardens took in $26.5 million and spent $21.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes50%Fees for services (water, parks and recreation)31%County and local tax money9.3%State tax money7.5%Federal tax money1.7%Fines and other0.6%

What stands out

23%

of Hialeah Gardens' money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 6.1%.

City taxes50%

Property tax
28%$7.3 million
Other taxes
23%$6.0 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$2.4 million
  • Public utility taxes$1.9 million
  • Other licenses$1.3 million
  • Motor fuel taxes$355 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services31%

Fees for services
31%$8.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 1 more
  • Other service charges$7.3 million
  • Water$705 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$107 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.7%

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

From the federal government
1.7%$451 thousand

State tax money7.5%

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

From the state
7.5%$2.0 million

County and local tax money9.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
9.3%$2.5 million

Fines and other0.6%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$123 thousand
Fines
0.1%$27 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails32%Water, sewer, trash and utilities32%Running the government and other costs17%Parks, recreation and libraries8.4%Roads, transit and parking6.0%All other spending5.8%

What stands out

5.4%

of Hialeah Gardens' 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
32%$6.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$6.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$370 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$274 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
32%$6.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$6.6 million
Running the government and other costs
17%$3.5 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$1.8 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$501 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.4%$1.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.8 million
Roads, transit and parking
6.0%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingPublic transit and roads and highways
  • Public transit$658 thousand
  • Roads and highways$607 thousand
Environment and natural resources
5.4%$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%$75 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$54 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$21 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Hialeah Gardens. 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 Hialeah Gardens 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.