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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Ocala took in $421 million and spent $439 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)68%City taxes16%Fines and other10%State tax money3.8%Federal tax money1.8%

What stands out

68%

of Ocala's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 30%.

City taxes16%

Property tax
10%$42.0 million
Other taxes
6.2%$26.3 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; motor fuel taxes and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$17.4 million
  • Motor fuel taxes$4.0 million
  • Other licenses$1.7 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.6 million
  • Insurance premium taxes$1.6 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services68%

Fees for services
68%$287 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 8 more
  • Electric power$203 million
  • Water$43.0 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$17.4 million
  • Garbage collection$15.9 million
  • Other service charges$4.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$2.2 million
  • Airport$636 thousand
  • Transit fares$212 thousand
  • Parking$100 thousand
  • Housing$83 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.8%

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

From the federal government
1.8%$7.6 million

State tax money3.8%

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

From the state
3.8%$16.0 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%$87 thousand

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
9.9%$41.6 million
Fines
0.1%$468 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities51%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Running the government and other costs17%Roads, transit and parking5.1%Environment and natural resources3.1%All other spending5.0%

What stands out

51%

of Ocala's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 20%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
51%$226 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Electric power$176 million
  • Sewer systems$24.8 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$13.4 million
  • Water supply$11.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$80.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$53.4 million
  • Fire protection$22.7 million
  • Inspections and regulation$3.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$583 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$74.7 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$46.6 million
  • Other and not broken out$23.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
5.1%$22.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 2 more
  • Roads and highways$15.0 million
  • Public transit$4.1 million
  • Airports$2.9 million
  • Parking$301 thousand
Environment and natural resources
3.1%$13.7 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$13.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.1%$13.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$13.6 million
  • Libraries$12 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$6.5 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt; interest on water supply debt and 1 more
  • Interest on general debt$3.0 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$2.0 million
  • Interest on electric power debt$1.4 million
Housing and community development
0.4%$1.8 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Ocala. 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 Ocala 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.