Town government · Volusia County, FL

Ponce Inlet's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Ponce Inlet took in $13.6 million and spent $11.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes50%Fees for services (parks and recreation, water)38%State tax money9.4%Fines and other1.9%County and local tax money0.9%

What stands out

40%

of Ponce Inlet's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

Town taxes50%

Property tax
40%$5.4 million
Other taxes
9.9%$1.3 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$558 thousand
  • Other licenses$340 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$278 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$165 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services38%

Fees for services
38%$5.2 million
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; water and 4 more
  • Parks and recreation$1.9 million
  • Water$1.5 million
  • Sewer$1.0 million
  • Garbage collection$404 thousand
  • Other service charges$306 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$51 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$2 thousand

State tax money9.4%

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

From the state
9.4%$1.3 million

County and local tax money0.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.9%$117 thousand

Fines and other1.9%

Interest, rents and other
1.6%$224 thousand
Fines
0.3%$35 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails37%Water, sewer, trash and utilities27%Parks, recreation and libraries18%Running the government and other costs14%Environment and natural resources2.9%All other spending1.1%

What stands out

18%

of Ponce Inlet's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
37%$4.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$1.9 million
  • Police$1.3 million
  • Inspections and regulation$609 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$331 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
27%$3.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$1.4 million
  • Sewer systems$1.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$358 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
18%$2.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.0 million
Running the government and other costs
14%$1.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.2 million
  • Other and not broken out$378 thousand
Environment and natural resources
2.9%$317 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$317 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$91 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$82 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$9 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.3%$34 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$34 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Ponce Inlet. 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 Town of Ponce Inlet 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.