City government · Duval County, FL

Jacksonville Beach's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Jacksonville Beach took in $183 million and spent $181 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)70%City taxes18%Fines and other5.1%Federal tax money3.6%State tax money1.9%County and local tax money1.5%

What stands out

70%

of Jacksonville Beach's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 30%.

City taxes18%

Property tax
14%$26.1 million
Other taxes
4.1%$7.5 million
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes; public utility taxes and 5 more
  • Motor fuel taxes$3.5 million
  • Public utility taxes$1.3 million
  • Other licenses$1.1 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$774 thousand
  • Insurance premium taxes$557 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$276 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$28 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services70%

Fees for services
70%$127 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 7 more
  • Electric power$96.6 million
  • Water$18.4 million
  • Garbage collection$4.9 million
  • Parks and recreation$3.6 million
  • Gas$2.1 million
  • Other service charges$959 thousand
  • Parking$526 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$15 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.6%

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

From the federal government
3.6%$6.5 million

State tax money1.9%

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

From the state
1.9%$3.4 million

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%$2.7 million

Fines and other5.1%

Interest, rents and other
4.8%$8.8 million
Fines
0.3%$491 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities66%Running the government and other costs18%Police, fire, courts and jails9.4%Parks, recreation and libraries3.9%Roads, transit and parking2.7%All other spending0.5%

What stands out

66%

of Jacksonville Beach's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
66%$119 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 3 more
  • Electric power$91.5 million
  • Sewer systems$18.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$5.9 million
  • Water supply$1.8 million
  • Gas supply$1.8 million
Running the government and other costs
18%$32.4 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$17.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$9.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.4%$17.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$12.3 million
  • Fire protection$3.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$813 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$537 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.9%$7.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$7.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
2.7%$4.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.9 million
Environment and natural resources
0.5%$902 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$902 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$44 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$44 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Jacksonville Beach. 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 City of Jacksonville Beach 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.