County government · Okeechobee County, FL

Okeechobee County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Okeechobee County took in $84.0 million and spent $78.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes46%Fines and other23%State tax money15%Fees for services (airport, parks and recreation)11%Federal tax money3.5%Local tax money2.4%

What stands out

22%

of Okeechobee County's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 4.1%.

County taxes46%

Property tax
30%$25.0 million
Sales tax
9.2%$7.7 million
Other taxes
6.9%$5.8 million
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes; other licenses and 3 more
  • Motor fuel taxes$3.2 million
  • Other licenses$1.3 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$675 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$556 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$91 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$8.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; airport and 3 more
  • Other service charges$6.1 million
  • Airport$1.8 million
  • Parks and recreation$503 thousand
  • Garbage collection$256 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$228 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.5%

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

From the federal government
3.5%$3.0 million

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$12.3 million

Local tax money2.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
2.4%$2.0 million

Fines and other23%

Interest, rents and other
22%$18.5 million
Fines
1.0%$841 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails53%Running the government and other costs20%Roads, transit and parking8.9%Health and hospitals6.3%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.8%All other spending7.1%

What stands out

53%

of Okeechobee County's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 20%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
53%$41.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$22.7 million
  • Prisons and jails$7.6 million
  • Fire protection$5.5 million
  • Inspections and regulation$2.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.5 million
Running the government and other costs
20%$15.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$5.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$5.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.5 million
  • Government buildings$1.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
8.9%$7.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports and roads and highways
  • Airports$5.0 million
  • Roads and highways$2.0 million
Health and hospitals
6.3%$5.0 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5.0 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.8%$3.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$3.8 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.1%$3.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$2.4 million
  • Libraries$740 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.0%$750 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$750 thousand
Housing and community development
0.9%$724 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.6%$436 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$436 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$396 thousand
Social services
0.1%$96 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$96 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Okeechobee County. 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 Okeechobee County 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.