City government · Okeechobee County, FL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Okeechobee took in $7.8 million and spent $9.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes76%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks, land and natural resources)8.5%State tax money8.2%County and local tax money3.8%Fines and other3.5%

What stands out

33%

of Okeechobee'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%.

City taxes76%

Property tax
43%$3.4 million
Other taxes
33%$2.6 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; motor fuel taxes and 4 more
  • Public utility taxes$865 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$677 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$647 thousand
  • Other licenses$209 thousand
  • Insurance premium taxes$133 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.5%

Fees for services
8.5%$663 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$395 thousand
  • Other service charges$236 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$32 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money8.2%

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

From the state
8.2%$635 thousand

County and local tax money3.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.8%$293 thousand

Fines and other3.5%

Interest, rents and other
1.8%$139 thousand
Fines
1.7%$132 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails52%Running the government and other costs32%Roads, transit and parking16%

What stands out

52%

of Okeechobee's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
52%$4.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$3.1 million
  • Fire protection$1.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$158 thousand
Running the government and other costs
32%$3.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$786 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$570 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$1.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Okeechobee. 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 City of Okeechobee 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.