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Ormond Beach's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Ormond Beach took in $84.9 million and spent $97.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)41%City taxes40%Fines and other8.5%County and local tax money3.9%State tax money3.9%Federal tax money2.5%

What stands out

20%

of Ormond Beach's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 6.1%.

City taxes40%

Property tax
20%$17.0 million
Other taxes
20%$16.9 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 4 more
  • Public utility taxes$6.9 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$6.5 million
  • Other licenses$1.2 million
  • Motor fuel taxes$1.2 million
  • Insurance premium taxes$1.0 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$22 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services41%

Fees for services
41%$35.0 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 5 more
  • Water$22.2 million
  • Garbage collection$8.7 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$3.0 million
  • Other service charges$370 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$314 thousand
  • Road charges$249 thousand
  • Sewer$26 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.5%

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

From the federal government
2.5%$2.1 million

State tax money3.9%

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

From the state
3.9%$3.3 million

County and local tax money3.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.9%$3.3 million

Fines and other8.5%

Interest, rents and other
8.4%$7.1 million
Fines
0.1%$108 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities35%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Running the government and other costs21%Roads, transit and parking9.6%Parks, recreation and libraries9.1%All other spending2.8%

What stands out

35%

of Ormond Beach's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
35%$34.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$14.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$12.5 million
  • Sewer systems$7.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$21.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$12.3 million
  • Fire protection$7.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.0 million
Running the government and other costs
21%$20.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$11.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$5.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.7 million
Roads, transit and parking
9.6%$9.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$8.1 million
  • Airports$1.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.1%$9.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$9.0 million
Environment and natural resources
2.0%$2.0 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2.0 million
Interest on debt
0.8%$815 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$685 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$130 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Ormond Beach. 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 Ormond Beach 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.