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Mount Dora's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Mount Dora took in $59.4 million and spent $53.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, electric power)54%City taxes25%Fines and other13%State tax money3.6%County and local tax money3.4%Federal tax money1.4%

What stands out

54%

of Mount Dora's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 30%.

City taxes25%

Property tax
13%$7.5 million
Other taxes
12%$7.3 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 3 more
  • Other licenses$2.3 million
  • Public utility taxes$2.2 million
  • Motor fuel taxes$1.8 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$978 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$80 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services54%

Fees for services
54%$31.9 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; electric power and 4 more
  • Water$12.8 million
  • Electric power$9.4 million
  • Other service charges$5.4 million
  • Garbage collection$2.4 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$1.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$617 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.4%

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

From the federal government
1.4%$835 thousand

State tax money3.6%

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

From the state
3.6%$2.1 million

County and local tax money3.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.4%$2.0 million

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
13%$7.6 million
Fines
0.2%$91 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities39%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Running the government and other costs21%Parks, recreation and libraries6.0%Interest on debt5.2%All other spending4.8%

What stands out

39%

of Mount Dora's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
39%$20.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Electric power$9.2 million
  • Sewer systems$9.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$13.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$6.1 million
  • Police$5.7 million
  • Inspections and regulation$995 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$218 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$11.2 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$5.1 million
  • Other and not broken out$3.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.0%$3.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$2.2 million
  • Libraries$1.0 million
Interest on debt
5.2%$2.8 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt; interest on general debt and 1 more
  • Interest on water supply debt$1.4 million
  • Interest on general debt$1.0 million
  • Interest on electric power debt$425 thousand
Environment and natural resources
2.9%$1.6 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.6 million
Roads, transit and parking
1.8%$970 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$970 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Mount Dora. 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 Mount Dora 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.