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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Minneola took in $27.7 million and spent $15.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes47%Fees for services (sewer, water)23%Fines and other19%Federal tax money4.2%State tax money3.8%County and local tax money3.8%

What stands out

19%

of Minneola's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 4.9%.

City taxes47%

Property tax
31%$8.7 million
Other taxes
16%$4.3 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Other licenses$2.3 million
  • Public utility taxes$978 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$752 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$220 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services23%

Fees for services
23%$6.3 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$2.2 million
  • Water$1.9 million
  • Garbage collection$1.4 million
  • Other service charges$478 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$322 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.2%

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

From the federal government
4.2%$1.2 million

State tax money3.8%

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

From the state
3.8%$1.0 million

County and local tax money3.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.8%$1.0 million

Fines and other19%

Interest, rents and other
19%$5.2 million
Fines
<0.1%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails31%Water, sewer, trash and utilities31%Running the government and other costs30%Parks, recreation and libraries2.8%Roads, transit and parking1.8%All other spending3.5%

What stands out

30%

of Minneola's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 18%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$4.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$2.0 million
  • Police$1.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$138 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
31%$4.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$1.9 million
  • Sewer systems$1.5 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.3 million
Running the government and other costs
30%$4.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.7 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$379 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.8%$430 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$303 thousand
  • Libraries$127 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.8%$277 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$277 thousand
Interest on debt
1.8%$275 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.7%$267 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$267 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Minneola. 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 Minneola 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.