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Safety Harbor's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Safety Harbor took in $46.0 million and spent $35.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)47%City taxes35%Fines and other7.7%County and local tax money5.7%State tax money3.3%Federal tax money0.9%

What stands out

47%

of Safety Harbor's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 30%.

City taxes35%

Property tax
22%$10.3 million
Other taxes
13%$6.0 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$3.1 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$2.0 million
  • Insurance premium taxes$405 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$269 thousand
  • Other licenses$251 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services47%

Fees for services
47%$21.7 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 5 more
  • Sewer$7.9 million
  • Water$6.5 million
  • Garbage collection$4.1 million
  • Other service charges$2.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$938 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$65 thousand
  • Road charges$33 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.9%

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

From the federal government
0.9%$403 thousand

State tax money3.3%

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

From the state
3.3%$1.5 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%$2.6 million

Fines and other7.7%

Interest, rents and other
7.5%$3.4 million
Fines
0.2%$112 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities35%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Parks, recreation and libraries17%Running the government and other costs13%Roads, transit and parking6.9%All other spending6.1%

What stands out

17%

of Safety Harbor's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 5.6%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
35%$12.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$5.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$3.8 million
  • Water supply$3.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$7.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$5.1 million
  • Police$1.7 million
  • Inspections and regulation$724 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$193 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
17%$5.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$4.4 million
  • Libraries$1.5 million
Running the government and other costs
13%$4.7 million
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$2.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.7 million
  • Other and not broken out$653 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.9%$2.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.5 million
Environment and natural resources
4.8%$1.7 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.7 million
Interest on debt
1.3%$471 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$360 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$111 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Safety Harbor. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of City of Safety Harbor 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.