City government · St Lucie County, FL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Port St. Lucie took in $513 million and spent $404 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)33%City taxes33%Fines and other25%State tax money3.6%County and local tax money3.4%Federal tax money1.8%

What stands out

25%

of Port St. Lucie's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 6.9%.

City taxes33%

Other taxes
16%$84.6 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$25.1 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$18.7 million
  • Insurance premium taxes$15.3 million
  • Other licenses$13.8 million
  • Motor fuel taxes$11.8 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
16%$83.0 million

Fees for services33%

Fees for services
33%$170 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 5 more
  • Water$56.1 million
  • Sewer$46.2 million
  • Garbage collection$30.2 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$25.6 million
  • Other service charges$4.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$4.4 million
  • Road charges$2.9 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.8%

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

From the federal government
1.8%$9.2 million

State tax money3.6%

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

From the state
3.6%$18.5 million

County and local tax money3.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.4%$17.5 million

Fines and other25%

Interest, rents and other
25%$129 million
Fines
0.3%$1.4 million

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities31%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Running the government and other costs16%Roads, transit and parking13%Parks, recreation and libraries9.5%All other spending13%

What stands out

6.2%

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

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
31%$126 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$50.0 million
  • Water supply$42.5 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$33.8 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$72.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$59.2 million
  • Inspections and regulation$10.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.5 million
Running the government and other costs
16%$63.7 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$36.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$21.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$6.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
13%$51.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$51.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.5%$38.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$38.3 million
Interest on debt
6.5%$26.2 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$14.5 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$11.7 million
Environment and natural resources
6.2%$25.1 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$25.1 million
Housing and community development
0.3%$1.0 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Port St. Lucie. 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 Port St. Lucie 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.