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Plant City's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Plant City took in $121 million and spent $80.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes35%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)34%Fines and other15%State tax money6.6%Federal tax money5.4%County and local tax money3.7%

What stands out

18%

of Plant City'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 taxes35%

Other taxes
18%$21.9 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 4 more
  • Public utility taxes$7.2 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$7.1 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$3.4 million
  • Other licenses$2.0 million
  • Motor fuel taxes$1.3 million
  • Insurance premium taxes$901 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
17%$20.8 million

Fees for services34%

Fees for services
34%$40.8 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 6 more
  • Water$24.3 million
  • Garbage collection$9.7 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$4.1 million
  • Other service charges$1.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$655 thousand
  • Road charges$340 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$210 thousand
  • Housing$23 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.4%

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

From the federal government
5.4%$6.5 million

State tax money6.6%

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

From the state
6.6%$8.0 million

County and local tax money3.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.7%$4.5 million

Fines and other15%

Interest, rents and other
15%$18.6 million
Fines
0.1%$147 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities35%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Running the government and other costs14%Parks, recreation and libraries9.4%Roads, transit and parking7.4%All other spending6.7%

What stands out

5.7%

of Plant City's spending goes to the environment and natural resources.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
35%$28.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$18.8 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$9.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$22.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$12.7 million
  • Fire protection$7.8 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$238 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$11.5 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$8.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.4%$7.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$6.6 million
  • Libraries$986 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.4%$6.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6.0 million
Environment and natural resources
5.7%$4.6 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$4.6 million
Interest on debt
0.8%$646 thousand
Housing and community development
0.2%$168 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Plant City. 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 Plant City 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.