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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Niceville took in $34.5 million and spent $26.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)47%City taxes27%State tax money12%Fines and other6.3%Federal tax money4.3%County and local tax money3.2%

What stands out

47%

of Niceville'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 taxes27%

Other taxes
14%$4.7 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$2.3 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.6 million
  • Motor fuel taxes$444 thousand
  • Other licenses$327 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
13%$4.6 million

Fees for services47%

Fees for services
47%$16.2 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 5 more
  • Sewer$7.3 million
  • Water$4.2 million
  • Garbage collection$3.5 million
  • Other service charges$511 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$501 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$104 thousand
  • Road charges$94 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.3%

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

From the federal government
4.3%$1.5 million

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$4.2 million

County and local tax money3.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.2%$1.1 million

Fines and other6.3%

Interest, rents and other
6.2%$2.1 million
Fines
0.1%$41 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities48%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Parks, recreation and libraries15%Roads, transit and parking7.0%Running the government and other costs5.8%All other spending5.5%

What stands out

48%

of Niceville'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
48%$12.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$9.5 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$3.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$5.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$2.8 million
  • Fire protection$2.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$178 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$39 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
15%$4.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$2.9 million
  • Libraries$1.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
7.0%$1.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.9 million
Running the government and other costs
5.8%$1.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$96 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$66 thousand
Housing and community development
2.4%$634 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.9%$514 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$514 thousand
Interest on debt
1.2%$312 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$267 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$45 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Niceville. 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 Niceville 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.