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Ocean Breeze's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Ocean Breeze took in $443 thousand and spent $276 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes86%State tax money10%County and local tax money3.4%Fines and other0.2%

What stands out

57%

of Ocean Breeze's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 2.5%.

Town taxes86%

Other taxes
57%$253 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other selective sales taxes and 2 more
  • Other licenses$240 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$6 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$4 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
29%$129 thousand

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$45 thousand

County and local tax money3.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.4%$15 thousand

Fines and other0.2%

Interest, rents and other
0.2%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs73%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Roads, transit and parking2.5%

What stands out

73%

of Ocean Breeze's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
73%$202 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$202 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$67 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsInspections and regulation and courts and legal services
  • Inspections and regulation$41 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$26 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.5%$7 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Ocean Breeze. 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 Town of Ocean Breeze 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.