County government · Indian River County, FL

Indian River County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Indian River County took in $412 million and spent $354 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes50%Fines and other18%Fees for services (water, parks and recreation)17%State tax money8.1%Federal tax money5.1%Local tax money1.7%

What stands out

18%

of Indian River County's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 5.4%.

County taxes50%

Property tax
34%$138 million
Sales tax
9.0%$37.2 million
Other taxes
7.4%$30.3 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; other licenses and 4 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$12.2 million
  • Other licenses$6.8 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$4.9 million
  • Motor fuel taxes$3.8 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$1.4 million
  • Public utility taxes$1.1 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services17%

Fees for services
17%$68.9 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 3 more
  • Water$41.1 million
  • Other service charges$17.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$6.6 million
  • Garbage collection$3.8 million
  • Road charges$49 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.1%

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

From the federal government
5.1%$21.0 million

State tax money8.1%

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

From the state
8.1%$33.5 million

Local tax money1.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.7%$6.9 million

Fines and other18%

Interest, rents and other
18%$73.2 million
Fines
0.6%$2.6 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails37%Water, sewer, trash and utilities22%Roads, transit and parking16%Running the government and other costs13%Parks, recreation and libraries7.4%All other spending4.1%

What stands out

22%

of Indian River County's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 1.6%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
37%$131 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 3 more
  • Police$70.6 million
  • Fire protection$46.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$6.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$6.9 million
  • Prisons and jails$547 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
22%$77.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$56.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$21.5 million
Roads, transit and parking
16%$57.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$57.0 million
Running the government and other costs
13%$46.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$24.1 million
  • Other and not broken out$13.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5.0 million
  • Government buildings$3.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.4%$26.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$20.8 million
  • Libraries$5.5 million
Social services
1.9%$6.6 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$6.6 million
Sent to other local governments
0.9%$3.3 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$3.3 million
Environment and natural resources
0.8%$2.8 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2.8 million
Health and hospitals
0.5%$1.7 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.7 million
Interest on debt
<0.1%$188 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$186 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$2 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$72 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Indian River County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Indian River County 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.