City government · Miami-Dade County, FL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Miami Shores took in $24.9 million and spent $24.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes55%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)22%Federal tax money10%State tax money7.0%Fines and other3.5%County and local tax money1.7%

What stands out

10%

of Miami Shores' money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 1.2%.

City taxes55%

Property tax
40%$10.0 million
Other taxes
15%$3.8 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$1.5 million
  • Other licenses$1.2 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$761 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$244 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services22%

Fees for services
22%$5.5 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; parks and recreation and 3 more
  • Garbage collection$3.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$924 thousand
  • Other service charges$705 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$611 thousand
  • Road charges$41 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money10%

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

From the federal government
10%$2.6 million

State tax money7.0%

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

From the state
7.0%$1.7 million

County and local tax money1.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.7%$418 thousand

Fines and other3.5%

Interest, rents and other
2.2%$552 thousand
Fines
1.3%$326 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails36%Running the government and other costs21%Environment and natural resources14%Parks, recreation and libraries13%Water, sewer, trash and utilities12%All other spending3.6%

What stands out

14%

of Miami Shores' 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
36%$8.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$7.9 million
  • Inspections and regulation$685 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$376 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$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$3.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$934 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$754 thousand
Environment and natural resources
14%$3.5 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$3.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
13%$3.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$2.4 million
  • Libraries$709 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
12%$2.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.9 million
  • Sewer systems$51 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.9%$703 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$689 thousand
  • Public transit$14 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$168 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$115 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$53 thousand
Schools and colleges
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Miami Shores. 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 Miami Shores 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.