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Sanibel's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Sanibel took in $39.3 million and spent $38.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, parking)41%City taxes40%County and local tax money12%Fines and other3.9%State tax money3.2%

What stands out

12%

of Sanibel's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes40%

Property tax
29%$11.4 million
Other taxes
11%$4.5 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; motor fuel taxes and 3 more
  • Other licenses$1.3 million
  • Motor fuel taxes$1.3 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.2 million
  • Public utility taxes$495 thousand
  • Insurance premium taxes$124 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services41%

Fees for services
41%$16.0 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; parking and 5 more
  • Sewer$7.8 million
  • Parking$4.3 million
  • Other service charges$2.9 million
  • Housing$594 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$271 thousand
  • Garbage collection$213 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$18 thousand

State tax money3.2%

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

From the state
3.2%$1.2 million

County and local tax money12%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
12%$4.6 million

Fines and other3.9%

Interest, rents and other
2.3%$884 thousand
Fines
1.6%$634 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs25%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Water, sewer, trash and utilities19%Roads, transit and parking17%Parks, recreation and libraries7.4%All other spending8.2%

What stands out

23%

of Sanibel's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
25%$9.6 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$5.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.3 million
  • Other and not broken out$2.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$8.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$7.2 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$434 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
19%$7.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$7.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$77 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$6.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.4%$2.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.8 million
Housing and community development
3.7%$1.4 million
Environment and natural resources
2.7%$1.0 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.0 million
Interest on debt
1.8%$691 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Sanibel. 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 Sanibel 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.