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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), North Port took in $292 million and spent $242 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, road charges)32%City taxes24%County and local tax money15%Federal tax money14%Fines and other12%State tax money3.8%

What stands out

15%

of North Port's money comes from county and other local tax money.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 0.9%.

City taxes24%

Property tax
9.1%$26.4 million
Other taxes
8.6%$25.1 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 4 more
  • Other licenses$8.1 million
  • Public utility taxes$6.4 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$5.5 million
  • Motor fuel taxes$3.8 million
  • Insurance premium taxes$1.1 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$140 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
5.9%$17.2 million

Fees for services32%

Fees for services
32%$92.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 5 more
  • Other service charges$28.6 million
  • Water$17.8 million
  • Road charges$16.0 million
  • Sewer$15.9 million
  • Garbage collection$11.8 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.9 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$64 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money14%

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

From the federal government
14%$40.0 million

State tax money3.8%

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

From the state
3.8%$11.1 million

County and local tax money15%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
15%$43.8 million

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
12%$35.4 million
Fines
0.2%$693 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails24%Roads, transit and parking22%Water, sewer, trash and utilities19%Running the government and other costs16%Environment and natural resources9.9%All other spending9.0%

What stands out

10%

of North Port's spending goes to the environment and natural resources.Most U.S. cities of 50,000+ people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$58.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 3 more
  • Police$32.1 million
  • Fire protection$15.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$7.4 million
  • Prisons and jails$2.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
22%$54.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$54.5 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
19%$45.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$21.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$14.1 million
  • Water supply$10.1 million
Running the government and other costs
16%$38.2 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$26.7 million
  • Other and not broken out$6.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5.1 million
Environment and natural resources
9.9%$23.9 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$23.9 million
Health and hospitals
4.5%$10.9 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$10.9 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.8%$9.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$9.2 million
Interest on debt
0.6%$1.4 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$1.0 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$347 thousand
Social services
0.2%$546 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$546 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of North Port. 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 Port 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.