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Pompano Beach's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Pompano Beach took in $364 million and spent $415 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes47%Fees for services (water, sewer)25%Fines and other14%State tax money5.3%County and local tax money5.1%Federal tax money3.1%

What stands out

16%

of Pompano Beach'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 taxes47%

Property tax
32%$116 million
Other taxes
16%$57.1 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$20.1 million
  • Other licenses$17.8 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$13.8 million
  • Insurance premium taxes$3.5 million
  • Motor fuel taxes$2.0 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services25%

Fees for services
25%$89.6 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 5 more
  • Water$35.1 million
  • Sewer$26.3 million
  • Garbage collection$9.8 million
  • Other service charges$7.8 million
  • Parking$5.8 million
  • Parks and recreation$4.7 million
  • Other government-run businesses$219 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.1%

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

From the federal government
3.1%$11.3 million

State tax money5.3%

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

From the state
5.3%$19.4 million

County and local tax money5.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.1%$18.6 million

Fines and other14%

Interest, rents and other
14%$50.3 million
Fines
0.6%$2.0 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs23%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Water, sewer, trash and utilities17%Environment and natural resources17%Parks, recreation and libraries6.2%All other spending15%

What stands out

17%

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

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
23%$93.9 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$87.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5.9 million
  • Other and not broken out$405 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$91.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$55.2 million
  • Fire protection$34.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.6 million
  • Inspections and regulation$80 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
17%$71.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$32.6 million
  • Sewer systems$27.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$12.2 million
Environment and natural resources
17%$69.2 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$69.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.2%$25.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$25.7 million
Health and hospitals
5.4%$22.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$22.4 million
Housing and community development
4.3%$18.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
2.8%$11.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; parking and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$4.9 million
  • Parking$3.7 million
  • Airports$2.8 million
Interest on debt
2.6%$10.6 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Pompano Beach. 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 Pompano Beach 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.