City government · Miami-Dade County, FL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), North Miami took in $129 million and spent $133 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes43%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)38%Fines and other8.9%State tax money8.2%Federal tax money2.3%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

17%

of North Miami's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 7.2%.

City taxes43%

Property tax
26%$33.6 million
Other taxes
17%$21.7 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Other licenses$5.9 million
  • Public utility taxes$5.6 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$5.5 million
  • Motor fuel taxes$4.7 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services38%

Fees for services
38%$48.7 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 5 more
  • Water$21.5 million
  • Garbage collection$15.5 million
  • Other service charges$6.8 million
  • Sewer$4.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$677 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$90 thousand
  • Electric power$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.3%

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

From the federal government
2.3%$3.0 million

State tax money8.2%

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

From the state
8.2%$10.6 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$78 thousand

Fines and other8.9%

Interest, rents and other
8.6%$11.1 million
Fines
0.3%$339 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails29%Water, sewer, trash and utilities28%Running the government and other costs24%Parks, recreation and libraries11%Roads, transit and parking4.3%All other spending4.5%

What stands out

24%

of North Miami's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$38.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$28.7 million
  • Inspections and regulation$8.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.4 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
28%$37.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$37.1 million
Running the government and other costs
24%$32.0 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$20.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$6.4 million
  • Other and not broken out$5.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$14.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$13.3 million
  • Libraries$1.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
4.3%$5.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.8 million
Environment and natural resources
1.6%$2.2 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2.2 million
Housing and community development
1.0%$1.4 million
Social services
1.0%$1.4 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1.4 million
Interest on debt
0.8%$1.0 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of North Miami. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of North Miami 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.