Village government · Palm Beach County, FL

Royal Palm Beach's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Royal Palm Beach took in $42.2 million and spent $38.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Village taxes58%State tax money12%Federal tax money11%Fines and other9.2%County and local tax money5.7%Fees for services (parks, land and natural resources, parks and recreation)3.8%

What stands out

32%

of Royal Palm Beach's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 6.1%.

Village taxes58%

Other taxes
32%$13.6 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$5.6 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$5.0 million
  • Other licenses$1.7 million
  • Motor fuel taxes$820 thousand
  • Insurance premium taxes$472 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
26%$10.9 million

Fees for services3.8%

Fees for services
3.8%$1.6 million
What's in fees for servicesParks, land and natural resources; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Parks, land and natural resources$1.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$419 thousand
  • Other service charges$75 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$4.7 million

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$5.1 million

County and local tax money5.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.7%$2.4 million

Fines and other9.2%

Interest, rents and other
8.4%$3.5 million
Fines
0.9%$368 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails28%Environment and natural resources23%Parks, recreation and libraries20%Roads, transit and parking14%Running the government and other costs13%

What stands out

23%

of Royal Palm Beach's spending goes to the environment and natural resources.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$10.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$9.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$362 thousand
Environment and natural resources
23%$8.9 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$8.9 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
20%$7.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$7.8 million
Roads, transit and parking
14%$5.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.5 million
Running the government and other costs
13%$5.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.4 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.4 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Royal Palm 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 Village of Royal Palm 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.