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Punta Gorda's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Punta Gorda took in $63.8 million and spent $56.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)44%City taxes30%Fines and other11%County and local tax money9.6%State tax money3.8%Federal tax money1.4%

What stands out

10%

of Punta Gorda's money comes from county and other local tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 0.8%.

City taxes30%

Property tax
18%$11.5 million
Other taxes
12%$7.8 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$3.5 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.7 million
  • Other licenses$1.4 million
  • Motor fuel taxes$893 thousand
  • Insurance premium taxes$471 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services44%

Fees for services
44%$28.1 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 4 more
  • Water$11.6 million
  • Sewer$8.1 million
  • Other service charges$4.3 million
  • Garbage collection$3.8 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$309 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.4%

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

From the federal government
1.4%$910 thousand

State tax money3.8%

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

From the state
3.8%$2.4 million

County and local tax money9.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
9.6%$6.1 million

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
10%$6.7 million
Fines
0.2%$106 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities39%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Running the government and other costs20%Parks, recreation and libraries7.0%Roads, transit and parking5.9%All other spending4.0%

What stands out

39%

of Punta Gorda's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
39%$21.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$14.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$4.0 million
  • Water supply$3.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$13.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$7.3 million
  • Fire protection$4.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$346 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$11.3 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$7.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.0%$3.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3.9 million
Roads, transit and parking
5.9%$3.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$3.1 million
  • Parking$199 thousand
Environment and natural resources
2.3%$1.3 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.3 million
Interest on debt
1.7%$946 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$739 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$207 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Punta Gorda. 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 Punta Gorda 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.