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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Plantation took in $220 million and spent $194 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes51%Fees for services (sewer, water)30%Fines and other12%State tax money4.6%County and local tax money2.4%Federal tax money0.8%

What stands out

18%

of Plantation'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 taxes51%

Property tax
32%$70.9 million
Other taxes
18%$40.4 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$12.9 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$11.9 million
  • Other licenses$8.9 million
  • Insurance premium taxes$5.2 million
  • Motor fuel taxes$1.6 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services30%

Fees for services
30%$64.9 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 5 more
  • Sewer$21.6 million
  • Water$18.5 million
  • Other service charges$12.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$7.6 million
  • Garbage collection$3.8 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$744 thousand
  • Road charges$45 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.8%

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

From the federal government
0.8%$1.8 million

State tax money4.6%

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

From the state
4.6%$10.0 million

County and local tax money2.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.4%$5.3 million

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
12%$25.4 million
Fines
0.5%$1.1 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails31%Running the government and other costs25%Water, sewer, trash and utilities18%Parks, recreation and libraries11%Health and hospitals5.4%All other spending9.9%

What stands out

5.1%

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

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$59.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$45.5 million
  • Fire protection$7.9 million
  • Inspections and regulation$6.4 million
Running the government and other costs
25%$47.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$39.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.6 million
  • Other and not broken out$3.9 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
18%$35.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$15.8 million
  • Water supply$15.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$4.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$21.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$20.1 million
  • Libraries$1.3 million
Health and hospitals
5.4%$10.6 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$10.6 million
Environment and natural resources
5.1%$9.9 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$9.9 million
Roads, transit and parking
2.5%$5.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.0 million
Interest on debt
1.4%$2.8 million
Housing and community development
0.8%$1.6 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Plantation. 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 Plantation 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.