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Mary Esther's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Mary Esther took in $8.0 million and spent $5.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes40%Fees for services (sewer, water)38%Fines and other9.3%State tax money6.5%Federal tax money3.5%County and local tax money3.0%

What stands out

15%

of Mary Esther'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%.

City taxes40%

Property tax
25%$2.0 million
Other taxes
15%$1.2 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$640 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$326 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$203 thousand
  • Other licenses$31 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services38%

Fees for services
38%$3.0 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$1.5 million
  • Water$1.2 million
  • Other service charges$316 thousand
  • Road charges$44 thousand
  • Ports and waterways$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.5%

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

From the federal government
3.5%$277 thousand

State tax money6.5%

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

From the state
6.5%$518 thousand

County and local tax money3.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.0%$240 thousand

Fines and other9.3%

Interest, rents and other
5.3%$423 thousand
Fines
4.0%$318 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities48%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Running the government and other costs12%Roads, transit and parking7.4%Parks, recreation and libraries6.5%Interest on debt0.2%

What stands out

26%

of Mary Esther'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
48%$2.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$2.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$1.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$1.0 million
  • Police$218 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$147 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$51 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$661 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$281 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$217 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$163 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.4%$415 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$415 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.5%$364 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$364 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Mary Esther. 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 Mary Esther 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.