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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Longwood took in $29.9 million and spent $26.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes43%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)32%State tax money13%County and local tax money6.0%Fines and other5.2%Federal tax money0.6%

What stands out

20%

of Longwood's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 6.1%.

City taxes43%

Property tax
23%$6.9 million
Other taxes
20%$6.0 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$2.5 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.9 million
  • Other licenses$1.2 million
  • Motor fuel taxes$356 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services32%

Fees for services
32%$9.5 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Water$6.7 million
  • Garbage collection$1.1 million
  • Other service charges$846 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$697 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$176 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.6%

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

From the federal government
0.6%$168 thousand

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$4.0 million

County and local tax money6.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
6.0%$1.8 million

Fines and other5.2%

Interest, rents and other
4.3%$1.3 million
Fines
0.9%$262 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails46%Water, sewer, trash and utilities21%Running the government and other costs17%Roads, transit and parking9.0%Parks, recreation and libraries6.1%Interest on debt1.4%

What stands out

46%

of Longwood's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
46%$11.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$5.5 million
  • Fire protection$4.7 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.8 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
21%$5.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$4.5 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.1 million
Running the government and other costs
17%$4.4 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$2.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.5 million
Roads, transit and parking
9.0%$2.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.1%$1.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.6 million
Interest on debt
1.4%$374 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$226 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$148 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Longwood. 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 Longwood 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.