Town government · Pinellas County, FL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Indian Shores took in $4.6 million and spent $4.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes65%Fees for services (parking, parks, land and natural resources)14%County and local tax money7.9%State tax money7.7%Fines and other4.3%Federal tax money1.3%

What stands out

22%

of Indian Shores' money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 2.5%.

Town taxes65%

Property tax
43%$2.0 million
Other taxes
22%$1.0 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$544 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$287 thousand
  • Other licenses$179 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$641 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parking and 1 more
  • Other service charges$503 thousand
  • Parking$121 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.3%

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

From the federal government
1.3%$58 thousand

State tax money7.7%

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

From the state
7.7%$354 thousand

County and local tax money7.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
7.9%$364 thousand

Fines and other4.3%

Interest, rents and other
3.6%$164 thousand
Fines
0.7%$34 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails40%Running the government and other costs27%Environment and natural resources17%Parks, recreation and libraries9.0%Interest on debt6.8%

What stands out

17%

of Indian Shores' spending goes to the environment and natural resources.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
40%$1.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and inspections and regulation
  • Police$1.5 million
  • Inspections and regulation$259 thousand
Running the government and other costs
27%$1.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$51 thousand
Environment and natural resources
17%$750 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$750 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.0%$391 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$391 thousand
Interest on debt
6.8%$296 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Indian 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 Town of Indian 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.