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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Malabar took in $2.3 million and spent $2.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes71%State tax money13%Fines and other8.3%Fees for services (parks, land and natural resources, parks and recreation)7.5%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

44%

of Malabar's 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 taxes71%

Other taxes
44%$1.0 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$436 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$283 thousand
  • Other licenses$196 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$113 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
27%$639 thousand

Fees for services7.5%

Fees for services
7.5%$175 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks, land and natural resources; other service charges and 1 more
  • Parks, land and natural resources$122 thousand
  • Other service charges$51 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$300 thousand

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$2 thousand

Fines and other8.3%

Interest, rents and other
8.3%$195 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails38%Roads, transit and parking30%Running the government and other costs24%Parks, recreation and libraries7.8%Interest on debt0.7%

What stands out

38%

of Malabar'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
38%$876 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$680 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$163 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$33 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
30%$707 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$707 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$554 thousand
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$214 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$203 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$137 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.8%$181 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$181 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$16 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Malabar. 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 Malabar 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.