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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Melbourne took in $220 million and spent $226 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)39%City taxes37%Fines and other7.9%County and local tax money5.6%Federal tax money5.5%State tax money5.0%

What stands out

5.6%

of Melbourne's money comes from county and other local tax money.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 0.9%.

City taxes37%

Property tax
22%$47.5 million
Other taxes
15%$33.2 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$14.9 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$10.5 million
  • Motor fuel taxes$4.1 million
  • Insurance premium taxes$1.9 million
  • Other licenses$1.8 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services39%

Fees for services
39%$86.6 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 8 more
  • Water$34.5 million
  • Sewer$22.8 million
  • Airport$13.4 million
  • Other service charges$8.5 million
  • Parks and recreation$3.7 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$3.2 million
  • Garbage collection$568 thousand
  • Road charges$29 thousand
  • Parking$8 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.5%

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

From the federal government
5.5%$12.1 million

State tax money5.0%

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

From the state
5.0%$10.9 million

County and local tax money5.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.6%$12.2 million

Fines and other7.9%

Interest, rents and other
7.8%$17.1 million
Fines
0.1%$237 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails32%Water, sewer, trash and utilities22%Roads, transit and parking22%Running the government and other costs15%Parks, recreation and libraries4.8%All other spending4.1%

What stands out

22%

of Melbourne's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
32%$72.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$46.7 million
  • Fire protection$21.7 million
  • Inspections and regulation$3.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$946 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
22%$50.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$32.9 million
  • Water supply$17.9 million
Roads, transit and parking
22%$49.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports; roads and highways and 2 more
  • Airports$33.5 million
  • Roads and highways$15.4 million
  • Public transit$63 thousand
  • Parking$57 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$33.9 million
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$23.1 million
  • Other and not broken out$8.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.8%$10.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$10.9 million
Interest on debt
2.0%$4.6 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$2.6 million
  • Interest on general debt$1.9 million
Environment and natural resources
1.2%$2.6 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2.6 million
Housing and community development
0.7%$1.6 million
Health and hospitals
0.2%$467 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$467 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Melbourne. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Melbourne 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.