City government · Collier County, FL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Naples took in $131 million and spent $116 million.

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

See every government that serves your ZIP

Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)46%City taxes38%State tax money8.9%County and local tax money4.6%Fines and other1.7%Federal tax money1.1%

What stands out

16%

of Naples' money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 6.1%.

City taxes38%

Property tax
22%$28.6 million
Other taxes
16%$21.0 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 5 more
  • Other licenses$7.6 million
  • Public utility taxes$5.6 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$4.1 million
  • Insurance premium taxes$1.4 million
  • Motor fuel taxes$1.4 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$889 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$36 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services46%

Fees for services
46%$60.4 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 4 more
  • Water$23.7 million
  • Sewer$15.8 million
  • Garbage collection$8.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$7.5 million
  • Other service charges$5.1 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.1%

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

From the federal government
1.1%$1.5 million

State tax money8.9%

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

From the state
8.9%$11.7 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%$6.1 million

Fines and other1.7%

Interest, rents and other
1.0%$1.3 million
Fines
0.7%$921 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities32%Police, fire, courts and jails30%Running the government and other costs18%Parks, recreation and libraries9.7%Roads, transit and parking4.8%All other spending5.0%

What stands out

4.6%

of Naples' 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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
32%$37.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$30.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$7.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$34.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$16.0 million
  • Fire protection$11.5 million
  • Inspections and regulation$5.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.1 million
Running the government and other costs
18%$21.2 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$15.3 million
  • Other and not broken out$3.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.7%$11.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$11.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
4.8%$5.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$3.1 million
  • Parking$2.4 million
Environment and natural resources
4.6%$5.3 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$5.3 million
Interest on debt
0.4%$446 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$264 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$182 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Naples. 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 Naples 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.