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Neptune Beach's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Neptune Beach took in $19.1 million and spent $12.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)38%City taxes28%County and local tax money23%State tax money8.3%Fines and other2.5%

What stands out

23%

of Neptune Beach's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes28%

Property tax
16%$3.0 million
Other taxes
8.6%$1.6 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility taxes and 4 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$496 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$373 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$336 thousand
  • Other licenses$310 thousand
  • Insurance premium taxes$78 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$46 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
3.1%$594 thousand

Fees for services38%

Fees for services
38%$7.3 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 4 more
  • Sewer$3.3 million
  • Water$2.1 million
  • Garbage collection$1.5 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$347 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$82 thousand
  • Other service charges$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money8.3%

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

From the state
8.3%$1.6 million

County and local tax money23%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
23%$4.5 million

Fines and other2.5%

Interest, rents and other
1.9%$357 thousand
Fines
0.6%$113 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities40%Police, fire, courts and jails32%Roads, transit and parking11%Running the government and other costs8.9%Parks, recreation and libraries4.5%All other spending4.0%

What stands out

32%

of Neptune Beach's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
40%$4.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$2.5 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.5 million
  • Water supply$832 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
32%$4.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$3.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$170 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
Running the government and other costs
8.9%$1.1 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)$515 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$302 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$280 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.5%$560 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$560 thousand
Environment and natural resources
2.4%$296 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$296 thousand
Interest on debt
1.6%$194 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Neptune Beach. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Neptune Beach 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.