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North Lauderdale's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), North Lauderdale took in $57.8 million and spent $50.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes37%Fees for services (sewer, water)32%Fines and other19%State tax money5.8%County and local tax money4.1%Federal tax money2.7%

What stands out

17%

of North Lauderdale's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 4.9%.

City taxes37%

Property tax
21%$12.3 million
Other taxes
16%$9.2 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$3.9 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$3.4 million
  • Other licenses$1.2 million
  • Motor fuel taxes$729 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services32%

Fees for services
32%$18.2 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 4 more
  • Sewer$7.2 million
  • Water$5.9 million
  • Other service charges$4.8 million
  • Parks and recreation$266 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$32 thousand
  • Transit fares$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.7%

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

From the federal government
2.7%$1.6 million

State tax money5.8%

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

From the state
5.8%$3.3 million

County and local tax money4.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.1%$2.4 million

Fines and other19%

Interest, rents and other
17%$10.1 million
Fines
1.1%$642 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails47%Water, sewer, trash and utilities24%Parks, recreation and libraries9.5%Environment and natural resources6.7%Roads, transit and parking6.3%All other spending5.9%

What stands out

6.7%

of North Lauderdale's 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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
47%$23.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$11.0 million
  • Fire protection$8.7 million
  • Inspections and regulation$3.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$335 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
24%$12.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$6.7 million
  • Water supply$4.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.5%$4.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$4.8 million
Environment and natural resources
6.7%$3.4 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$3.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
6.3%$3.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and toll roads and bridges
  • Roads and highways$1.6 million
  • Toll roads and bridges$1.6 million
Running the government and other costs
5.8%$2.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.3 million
  • Other and not broken out$279 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of North Lauderdale. 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 North Lauderdale 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.