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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Pahokee took in $8.7 million and spent $6.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money34%State tax money25%City taxes23%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)14%Fines and other4.0%

What stands out

34%

of Pahokee's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes23%

Other taxes
16%$1.4 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$539 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$511 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$241 thousand
  • Other licenses$84 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
7.7%$668 thousand

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other government-run businesses and 2 more
  • Garbage collection$713 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$207 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$195 thousand
  • Other service charges$101 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money25%

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

From the state
25%$2.2 million

County and local tax money34%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
34%$2.9 million

Fines and other4.0%

Interest, rents and other
3.2%$281 thousand
Fines
0.8%$66 thousand

Where it goes

Parks, recreation and libraries33%Roads, transit and parking31%Running the government and other costs19%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Environment and natural resources3.0%

What stands out

33%

of Pahokee's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Parks, recreation and libraries
33%$2.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
31%$2.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.2 million
Running the government and other costs
19%$1.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$644 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$539 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$111 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$944 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$675 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$163 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$106 thousand
Environment and natural resources
3.0%$206 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$206 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Pahokee. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Pahokee 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.