Village government · Palm Beach County, FL

North Palm Beach's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), North Palm Beach took in $34.8 million and spent $33.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Village taxes72%Fees for services (parks and recreation, garbage collection)21%State tax money3.3%Fines and other2.0%County and local tax money1.3%Federal tax money0.7%

What stands out

54%

of North Palm Beach's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 19%.

Village taxes72%

Property tax
54%$18.6 million
Other taxes
18%$6.4 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$2.5 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.6 million
  • Other licenses$1.5 million
  • Insurance premium taxes$351 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$283 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services21%

Fees for services
21%$7.3 million
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; other service charges and 1 more
  • Parks and recreation$6.3 million
  • Other service charges$575 thousand
  • Garbage collection$461 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.7%

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

From the federal government
0.7%$233 thousand

State tax money3.3%

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

From the state
3.3%$1.1 million

County and local tax money1.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.3%$458 thousand

Fines and other2.0%

Interest, rents and other
1.6%$543 thousand
Fines
0.4%$142 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails34%Parks, recreation and libraries26%Running the government and other costs21%Roads, transit and parking6.2%Environment and natural resources5.3%All other spending6.5%

What stands out

26%

of North Palm Beach's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 5.6%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
34%$11.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$6.8 million
  • Fire protection$3.8 million
  • Inspections and regulation$919 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$186 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
26%$8.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$8.1 million
  • Libraries$826 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$7.2 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$3.9 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.6 million
Roads, transit and parking
6.2%$2.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.1 million
Environment and natural resources
5.3%$1.8 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.8 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.8%$1.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.6 million
Interest on debt
1.7%$576 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$491 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$85 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of North Palm Beach. 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 Village of North Palm 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.