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Lauderdale by the Sea's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Lauderdale by the Sea took in $19.2 million and spent $17.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes66%Fees for services (parking, sewer)20%Fines and other7.9%State tax money2.6%Federal tax money2.1%County and local tax money0.9%

What stands out

48%

of Lauderdale by the Sea's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

Town taxes66%

Property tax
48%$9.2 million
Other taxes
18%$3.5 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$1.4 million
  • Other licenses$1.1 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$857 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$101 thousand
  • Insurance premium taxes$66 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services20%

Fees for services
20%$3.9 million
What's in fees for servicesParking; sewer and 3 more
  • Parking$2.5 million
  • Sewer$1.3 million
  • Transit fares$101 thousand
  • Other service charges$35 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.1%

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

From the federal government
2.1%$412 thousand

State tax money2.6%

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

From the state
2.6%$496 thousand

County and local tax money0.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.9%$179 thousand

Fines and other7.9%

Interest, rents and other
6.7%$1.3 million
Fines
1.2%$235 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails45%Roads, transit and parking32%Running the government and other costs9.2%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.2%Health and hospitals4.7%Parks, recreation and libraries3.5%

What stands out

45%

of Lauderdale by the Sea's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
45%$8.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Police$5.2 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.6 million
  • Fire protection$936 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$339 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
32%$5.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$4.8 million
  • Parking$994 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.2%$1.6 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$1.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$320 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.2%$928 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$928 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.7%$848 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$848 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.5%$632 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$632 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Lauderdale by the Sea. 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 Lauderdale by the Sea 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.