City government · Pinellas County, FL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Pinellas Park took in $110 million and spent $110 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)45%City taxes41%County and local tax money5.0%State tax money4.3%Fines and other4.2%Federal tax money0.9%

What stands out

15%

of Pinellas Park's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 7.2%.

City taxes41%

Property tax
26%$28.5 million
Other taxes
15%$16.6 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$9.4 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$5.8 million
  • Other licenses$1.4 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services45%

Fees for services
45%$49.1 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Water$33.7 million
  • Garbage collection$8.1 million
  • Other service charges$5.6 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$1.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$362 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.9%

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

From the federal government
0.9%$1.0 million

State tax money4.3%

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

From the state
4.3%$4.7 million

County and local tax money5.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.0%$5.5 million

Fines and other4.2%

Interest, rents and other
4.0%$4.4 million
Fines
0.2%$218 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities36%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Running the government and other costs17%Parks, recreation and libraries8.1%Roads, transit and parking7.0%All other spending4.6%

What stands out

36%

of Pinellas Park's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 20%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
36%$38.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$31.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$7.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$30.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$17.4 million
  • Fire protection$11.0 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$346 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$18.8 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$10.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.1%$8.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$6.7 million
  • Libraries$2.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
7.0%$7.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$7.7 million
Health and hospitals
3.8%$4.1 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4.1 million
Environment and natural resources
0.5%$538 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$538 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$333 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$247 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$86 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$41 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$41 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Pinellas 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 City of Pinellas 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.