Town government · Palm Beach County, FL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Jupiter took in $113 million and spent $86.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes46%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)36%State tax money9.9%Fines and other5.0%County and local tax money2.1%Federal tax money0.3%

What stands out

18%

of Jupiter's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 7.2%.

Town taxes46%

Property tax
28%$31.9 million
Other taxes
18%$20.4 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$7.7 million
  • Other licenses$6.1 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$5.3 million
  • Motor fuel taxes$1.3 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services36%

Fees for services
36%$40.9 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 4 more
  • Water$28.8 million
  • Other service charges$4.1 million
  • Garbage collection$3.9 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$3.5 million
  • Parks and recreation$423 thousand
  • Road charges$180 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.3%

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

From the federal government
0.3%$316 thousand

State tax money9.9%

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

From the state
9.9%$11.1 million

County and local tax money2.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.1%$2.3 million

Fines and other5.0%

Interest, rents and other
4.6%$5.2 million
Fines
0.4%$478 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails32%Water, sewer, trash and utilities26%Running the government and other costs20%Roads, transit and parking12%Parks, recreation and libraries5.4%All other spending4.4%

What stands out

3.3%

of Jupiter's spending goes to the environment and natural resources.Most U.S. cities of 50,000+ people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
32%$27.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$23.2 million
  • Inspections and regulation$4.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$505 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
26%$22.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$22.5 million
Running the government and other costs
20%$17.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$9.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.3 million
  • Other and not broken out$3.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
12%$10.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$10.8 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.4%$4.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$4.7 million
Environment and natural resources
3.3%$2.8 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2.8 million
Interest on debt
1.2%$1.0 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$605 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$399 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Jupiter. 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 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.