City government · Indian River County, FL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Indian River Shores took in $7.2 million and spent $9.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes84%State tax money5.4%Fees for services (parks, land and natural resources, road charges)4.7%Fines and other2.5%Federal tax money2.3%County and local tax money1.5%

What stands out

72%

of Indian River Shores' money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

City taxes84%

Property tax
72%$5.2 million
Other taxes
11%$801 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Other licenses$430 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$288 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$76 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.7%

Fees for services
4.7%$333 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks, land and natural resources and 1 more
  • Other service charges$317 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$11 thousand
  • Road charges$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.3%

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

From the federal government
2.3%$164 thousand

State tax money5.4%

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

From the state
5.4%$390 thousand

County and local tax money1.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.5%$110 thousand

Fines and other2.5%

Interest, rents and other
2.2%$158 thousand
Fines
0.3%$20 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs85%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Roads, transit and parking2.2%Parks, recreation and libraries0.2%Environment and natural resources<0.1%

What stands out

85%

of Indian River Shores' spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
85%$8.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$4.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$194 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$1.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsInspections and regulation and courts and legal services
  • Inspections and regulation$1.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$142 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.2%$207 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$207 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$16 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$16 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$6 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Indian River Shores. 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 Indian River Shores 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.