City government · Hendry County, FL

La Belle's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), La Belle took in $9.2 million and spent $9.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)51%City taxes28%Fines and other13%State tax money5.3%Federal tax money2.6%

What stands out

18%

of La Belle's 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%.

City taxes28%

Other taxes
18%$1.7 million
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility taxes and 3 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$533 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$389 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$328 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$265 thousand
  • Other licenses$175 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
10%$921 thousand

Fees for services51%

Fees for services
51%$4.6 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Water$2.2 million
  • Garbage collection$1.0 million
  • Sewer$951 thousand
  • Other service charges$504 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.6%

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

From the federal government
2.6%$239 thousand

State tax money5.3%

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

From the state
5.3%$490 thousand

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
13%$1.1 million
Fines
0.4%$38 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities45%Running the government and other costs19%Roads, transit and parking9.8%Parks, recreation and libraries9.7%Police, fire, courts and jails9.1%All other spending7.8%

What stands out

10%

of La Belle's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
45%$4.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$1.7 million
  • Sewer systems$1.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$896 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$1.8 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$994 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$674 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$97 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.8%$919 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$919 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.7%$906 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$906 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.1%$849 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$482 thousand
  • Police$270 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$97 thousand
Interest on debt
4.9%$458 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$449 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$9 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.6%$247 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$247 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$23 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$23 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of La Belle. 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 La Belle 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.