Town government · Miami-Dade County, FL

Miami Lakes's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year, Miami Lakes took in $29.9 million and spent $26.0 million.

Latest recorded yearComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes62%State tax money18%Federal tax money7.8%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)6.1%County and local tax money5.3%Fines and other1.1%

What stands out

35%

of Miami Lakes' money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 6.1%.

Town taxes62%

Other taxes
35%$10.6 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$4.7 million
  • Other licenses$4.1 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.4 million
  • Motor fuel taxes$512 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
27%$7.9 million

Fees for services6.1%

Fees for services
6.1%$1.8 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Sewer$1.7 million
  • Parks and recreation$68 thousand
  • Other service charges$52 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.8%

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

From the federal government
7.8%$2.3 million

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$5.3 million

County and local tax money5.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.3%$1.6 million

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other
0.8%$237 thousand
Fines
0.3%$103 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails42%Running the government and other costs20%Roads, transit and parking13%Parks, recreation and libraries12%Environment and natural resources11%Interest on debt2.3%

What stands out

11%

of Miami Lakes' spending goes to the environment and natural resources.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
42%$11.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$8.6 million
  • Inspections and regulation$2.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$364 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$5.2 million
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$3.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.0 million
  • Other and not broken out$437 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$3.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$2.9 million
  • Public transit$373 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
12%$3.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3.1 million
Environment and natural resources
11%$2.8 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2.8 million
Interest on debt
2.3%$588 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Miami Lakes. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Miami Lakes 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.