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Jupiter Island's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Jupiter Island took in $38.0 million and spent $33.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)34%Town taxes31%Federal tax money30%Fines and other4.0%State tax money0.5%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

30%

of Jupiter Island's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes31%

Property tax
26%$10.0 million
Other taxes
4.8%$1.8 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; motor fuel taxes and 2 more
  • Other licenses$1.5 million
  • Motor fuel taxes$200 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$120 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services34%

Fees for services
34%$13.0 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$8.0 million
  • Sewer$3.4 million
  • Other service charges$1.6 million
  • Garbage collection$85 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money30%

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

From the federal government
30%$11.4 million

State tax money0.5%

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

From the state
0.5%$196 thousand

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$26 thousand

Fines and other4.0%

Interest, rents and other
3.9%$1.5 million
Fines
<0.1%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs66%Water, sewer, trash and utilities30%Interest on debt3.7%Roads, transit and parking<0.1%

What stands out

66%

of Jupiter Island's 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
66%$22.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Other and not broken out$18.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.7 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
30%$10.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$8.9 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.0 million
Interest on debt
3.7%$1.2 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$1.0 million
  • Interest on general debt$223 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
<0.1%$22 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$22 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Jupiter Island. 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 Jupiter Island 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.