Town government · Palm Beach County, FL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Manalapan took in $9.2 million and spent $8.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes73%Fees for services (water)21%Fines and other5.4%State tax money0.7%Federal tax money0.4%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

56%

of Manalapan's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

Town taxes73%

Property tax
56%$5.1 million
Other taxes
17%$1.5 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Other licenses$1.1 million
  • Public utility taxes$270 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$160 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$22 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services21%

Fees for services
21%$1.9 million
What's in fees for servicesWater and other service charges
  • Water$1.8 million
  • Other service charges$112 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.4%

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

From the federal government
0.4%$33 thousand

State tax money0.7%

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

From the state
0.7%$60 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%$8 thousand

Fines and other5.4%

Interest, rents and other
5.3%$487 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails61%Water, sewer, trash and utilities28%Running the government and other costs8.9%Interest on debt1.1%Environment and natural resources1.1%All other spending0.5%

What stands out

61%

of Manalapan'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
61%$5.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$3.0 million
  • Fire protection$1.8 million
  • Inspections and regulation$230 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
28%$2.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$2.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$130 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.9%$727 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$494 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$172 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$61 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$94 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.1%$91 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$91 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$33 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$33 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
<0.1%$8 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Manalapan. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Town of Manalapan 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.