Town government · Palm Beach County, FL

Palm Beach Shores's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Palm Beach Shores took in $5.7 million and spent $5.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes88%Fines and other5.0%State tax money3.5%Fees for services (sewer, parking)1.8%Federal tax money1.2%County and local tax money0.7%

What stands out

72%

of Palm Beach Shores' money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

Town taxes88%

Property tax
72%$4.1 million
Other taxes
16%$891 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$418 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$224 thousand
  • Other licenses$210 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$39 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.8%

Fees for services
1.8%$105 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 2 more
  • Sewer$54 thousand
  • Other service charges$30 thousand
  • Parking$17 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.2%

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

From the federal government
1.2%$70 thousand

State tax money3.5%

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

From the state
3.5%$203 thousand

County and local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.7%$40 thousand

Fines and other5.0%

Interest, rents and other
4.6%$263 thousand
Fines
0.4%$25 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails53%Environment and natural resources13%Running the government and other costs10%Parks, recreation and libraries7.2%Health and hospitals6.6%All other spending10%

What stands out

53%

of Palm Beach Shores' 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
53%$2.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.7 million
  • Fire protection$697 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$271 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$135 thousand
Environment and natural resources
13%$654 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$654 thousand
Running the government and other costs
10%$520 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$472 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$40 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$8 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.2%$375 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$375 thousand
Health and hospitals
6.6%$342 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$342 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.6%$239 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$203 thousand
  • Sewer systems$36 thousand
Interest on debt
4.0%$208 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.6%$85 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$85 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Palm Beach Shores. 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 Palm Beach Shores 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.