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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Lauderhill took in $156 million and spent $161 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, parks, land and natural resources)42%City taxes36%Fines and other8.4%State tax money8.0%Federal tax money4.5%County and local tax money0.7%

What stands out

14%

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

City taxes36%

Property tax
22%$34.2 million
Other taxes
14%$21.9 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$9.2 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$5.9 million
  • Other licenses$5.4 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.3 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services42%

Fees for services
42%$66.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 2 more
  • Other service charges$32.2 million
  • Water$24.6 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$8.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$733 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.5%

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

From the federal government
4.5%$7.1 million

State tax money8.0%

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

From the state
8.0%$12.6 million

County and local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.7%$1.1 million

Fines and other8.4%

Interest, rents and other
7.8%$12.2 million
Fines
0.6%$974 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails35%Running the government and other costs24%Water, sewer, trash and utilities16%Environment and natural resources9.5%Parks, recreation and libraries7.0%All other spending8.3%

What stands out

9.5%

of Lauderhill'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
35%$57.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$32.7 million
  • Fire protection$22.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$761 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$38.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$23.4 million
  • Other and not broken out$11.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.1 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
16%$26.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$26.1 million
Environment and natural resources
9.5%$15.3 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$15.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.0%$11.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$11.2 million
Health and hospitals
3.3%$5.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5.4 million
Interest on debt
3.1%$5.0 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$4.5 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$461 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.3%$2.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.1 million
Housing and community development
0.5%$828 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Lauderhill. 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 Lauderhill 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.