City government · Miami-Dade County, FL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Miami Springs took in $28.9 million and spent $22.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes49%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)21%County and local tax money17%Fines and other6.3%State tax money4.0%Federal tax money3.3%

What stands out

17%

of Miami Springs' money comes from county and other local tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 0.8%.

City taxes49%

Property tax
34%$9.8 million
Other taxes
15%$4.3 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$1.8 million
  • Other licenses$1.1 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.0 million
  • Motor fuel taxes$342 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services21%

Fees for services
21%$6.1 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; parks and recreation and 2 more
  • Garbage collection$2.5 million
  • Parks and recreation$2.4 million
  • Other service charges$758 thousand
  • Sewer$433 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.3%

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

From the federal government
3.3%$963 thousand

State tax money4.0%

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

From the state
4.0%$1.2 million

County and local tax money17%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
17%$4.8 million

Fines and other6.3%

Interest, rents and other
3.6%$1.0 million
Fines
2.7%$793 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails39%Parks, recreation and libraries24%Water, sewer, trash and utilities13%Roads, transit and parking12%Running the government and other costs6.4%All other spending4.2%

What stands out

24%

of Miami Springs' spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 5.6%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
39%$8.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$7.2 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$239 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
24%$5.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$5.4 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
13%$2.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.6 million
  • Sewer systems$328 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$2.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.7 million
Running the government and other costs
6.4%$1.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$724 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$679 thousand
Interest on debt
2.2%$488 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.9%$428 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$428 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Miami Springs. 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 Springs 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.