City government · Gulf County, FL

Port St. Joe's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Port St. Joe took in $16.5 million and spent $13.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)60%State tax money16%City taxes15%Federal tax money7.0%Fines and other1.5%

What stands out

7%

of Port St. Joe's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes15%

Property tax
9.3%$1.5 million
Other taxes
5.5%$908 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$820 thousand
  • Other licenses$88 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services60%

Fees for services
60%$10.0 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 4 more
  • Water$8.2 million
  • Garbage collection$969 thousand
  • Other service charges$703 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$73 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$46 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.0%

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

From the federal government
7.0%$1.1 million

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$2.7 million

Fines and other1.5%

Interest, rents and other
1.4%$239 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities64%Roads, transit and parking13%Police, fire, courts and jails7.0%Parks, recreation and libraries6.9%Running the government and other costs3.9%All other spending5.2%

What stands out

64%

of Port St. Joe's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
64%$8.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$7.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$891 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$1.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.0%$924 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$843 thousand
  • Fire protection$77 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$4 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.9%$915 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$915 thousand
Running the government and other costs
3.9%$511 thousand
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$419 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$70 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$22 thousand
Interest on debt
3.5%$455 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.6%$213 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$213 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$20 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals
  • Hospitals$20 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Port St. Joe. 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 Port St. Joe 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.