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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Pensacola took in $286 million and spent $256 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (gas, airport)40%Federal tax money19%City taxes18%County and local tax money10%Fines and other9.9%State tax money3.1%

What stands out

19%

of Pensacola's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 3.6%.

City taxes18%

Other taxes
10%$28.7 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$12.7 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$11.1 million
  • Other licenses$2.7 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.5 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$751 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
8.2%$23.3 million

Fees for services40%

Fees for services
40%$114 million
What's in fees for servicesGas; airport and 7 more
  • Gas$59.9 million
  • Airport$31.3 million
  • Garbage collection$10.0 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$3.1 million
  • Ports and waterways$2.9 million
  • Parks and recreation$2.5 million
  • Other service charges$1.8 million
  • Parking$1.1 million
  • Road charges$935 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money19%

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

From the federal government
19%$54.3 million

State tax money3.1%

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

From the state
3.1%$8.7 million

County and local tax money10%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
10%$29.0 million

Fines and other9.9%

Interest, rents and other
9.8%$28.1 million
Fines
<0.1%$193 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities24%Running the government and other costs22%Roads, transit and parking17%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Parks, recreation and libraries7.6%All other spending12%

What stands out

7.4%

of Pensacola's spending goes to housing and community development.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 1.4%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
24%$61.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGas supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Gas supply$51.7 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$9.5 million
Running the government and other costs
22%$55.5 million
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$35.7 million
  • Other and not broken out$16.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.6 million
Roads, transit and parking
17%$44.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports; roads and highways and 2 more
  • Airports$32.8 million
  • Roads and highways$7.1 million
  • Toll roads and bridges$3.8 million
  • Parking$1.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$43.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$28.2 million
  • Fire protection$12.6 million
  • Inspections and regulation$2.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$791 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.6%$19.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$19.5 million
Housing and community development
7.4%$19.1 million
Environment and natural resources
2.5%$6.4 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$6.4 million
Interest on debt
2.1%$5.4 million
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$611 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$611 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Pensacola. 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 Pensacola 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.