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Lighthouse Point's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Lighthouse Point took in $26.4 million and spent $31.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes60%Fines and other30%State tax money3.5%Fees for services (parks and recreation)2.5%Federal tax money2.0%County and local tax money1.5%

What stands out

29%

of Lighthouse Point's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 4.9%.

City taxes60%

Property tax
39%$10.4 million
Other taxes
21%$5.5 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$2.4 million
  • Other licenses$2.0 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.0 million
  • Motor fuel taxes$171 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.5%

Fees for services
2.5%$668 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Other service charges$496 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$174 thousand
  • Garbage collection-$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.0%

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

From the federal government
2.0%$515 thousand

State tax money3.5%

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

From the state
3.5%$914 thousand

County and local tax money1.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.5%$392 thousand

Fines and other30%

Interest, rents and other
29%$7.6 million
Fines
1.2%$312 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails50%Environment and natural resources19%Running the government and other costs12%Parks, recreation and libraries9.4%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.0%All other spending2.2%

What stands out

19%

of Lighthouse Point's spending goes to the environment and natural resources.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
50%$15.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$8.2 million
  • Police$6.5 million
  • Inspections and regulation$988 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$230 thousand
Environment and natural resources
19%$6.2 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$6.2 million
Running the government and other costs
12%$3.8 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$3.3 million
  • Other and not broken out$358 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$159 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.4%$3.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$2.5 million
  • Libraries$476 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.0%$2.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.2 million
Interest on debt
2.0%$648 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.2%$55 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingPublic transit
  • Public transit$55 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Lighthouse Point. 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 Lighthouse Point 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.