Town government · Clay County, FL

Orange Park's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Orange Park took in $19.9 million and spent $16.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes40%Fees for services (sewer, water)33%State tax money12%Fines and other8.2%Federal tax money3.9%County and local tax money2.3%

What stands out

17%

of Orange Park'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 taxes40%

Property tax
18%$3.5 million
Other taxes
17%$3.4 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; motor fuel taxes and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$1.4 million
  • Motor fuel taxes$841 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$802 thousand
  • Insurance premium taxes$244 thousand
  • Other licenses$90 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
5.7%$1.1 million

Fees for services33%

Fees for services
33%$6.5 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 5 more
  • Sewer$2.5 million
  • Water$2.1 million
  • Garbage collection$934 thousand
  • Other service charges$839 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$79 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$13 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.9%

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

From the federal government
3.9%$780 thousand

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$2.5 million

County and local tax money2.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.3%$467 thousand

Fines and other8.2%

Fines
4.6%$920 thousand
Interest, rents and other
3.6%$712 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails46%Water, sewer, trash and utilities26%Running the government and other costs10%Roads, transit and parking8.6%Parks, recreation and libraries5.9%All other spending3.6%

What stands out

46%

of Orange Park'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
46%$7.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$5.0 million
  • Fire protection$2.5 million
  • Inspections and regulation$121 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
26%$4.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$2.3 million
  • Sewer systems$2.0 million
Running the government and other costs
10%$1.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$656 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$621 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$469 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.6%$1.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.9%$985 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$985 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.3%$386 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$386 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.3%$220 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$220 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Orange Park. 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 Orange Park 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.