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Loxahatchee Groves's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Loxahatchee Groves took in $4.8 million and spent $4.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes42%Fines and other32%State tax money11%Fees for services (garbage collection)8.3%County and local tax money6.6%

What stands out

33%

of Loxahatchee Groves' 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%.

Town taxes42%

Other taxes
33%$1.6 million
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Motor fuel taxes$516 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$468 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$413 thousand
  • Other licenses$210 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
8.7%$418 thousand

Fees for services8.3%

Fees for services
8.3%$400 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection
  • Garbage collection$400 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$538 thousand

County and local tax money6.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
6.6%$318 thousand

Fines and other32%

Interest, rents and other
31%$1.5 million
Fines
0.4%$18 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking50%Running the government and other costs25%Water, sewer, trash and utilities13%Police, fire, courts and jails12%

What stands out

50%

of Loxahatchee Groves' spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
50%$2.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.1 million
Running the government and other costs
25%$1.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$835 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$151 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$37 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
13%$551 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$551 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$491 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$367 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$124 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Loxahatchee Groves. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Loxahatchee Groves 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.