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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Miramar took in $291 million and spent $323 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes45%Fees for services (sewer, water)26%Fines and other16%County and local tax money4.6%State tax money4.6%Federal tax money2.6%

What stands out

16%

of Miramar's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 6.9%.

City taxes45%

Property tax
29%$85.7 million
Other taxes
16%$46.2 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$18.1 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$13.6 million
  • Other licenses$8.5 million
  • Insurance premium taxes$3.6 million
  • Motor fuel taxes$2.4 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services26%

Fees for services
26%$77.2 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$28.4 million
  • Water$25.3 million
  • Other service charges$19.8 million
  • Parks and recreation$3.3 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$367 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.6%

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

From the federal government
2.6%$7.6 million

State tax money4.6%

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

From the state
4.6%$13.3 million

County and local tax money4.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.6%$13.5 million

Fines and other16%

Interest, rents and other
16%$46.8 million
Fines
0.4%$1.0 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs32%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Water, sewer, trash and utilities17%Parks, recreation and libraries7.9%Health and hospitals4.5%All other spending10%

What stands out

32%

of Miramar's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
32%$104 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$62.7 million
  • Other and not broken out$32.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$9.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$89.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$54.4 million
  • Fire protection$26.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$7.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$892 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
17%$56.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 2 more
  • Sewer systems$43.4 million
  • Water supply$11.8 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$869 thousand
  • Electric power$113 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.9%$25.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$25.5 million
Health and hospitals
4.5%$14.7 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$14.7 million
Roads, transit and parking
3.9%$12.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$10.5 million
  • Public transit$2.0 million
Environment and natural resources
3.3%$10.6 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$10.6 million
Interest on debt
2.0%$6.5 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$4.2 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$2.3 million
Housing and community development
1.1%$3.7 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Miramar. 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 Miramar 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.