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Satellite Beach's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Satellite Beach took in $16.8 million and spent $18.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes73%Fees for services (parks, land and natural resources, parks and recreation)10%State tax money8.7%County and local tax money5.6%Fines and other1.9%Federal tax money<0.1%

What stands out

53%

of Satellite Beach's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 19%.

City taxes73%

Property tax
53%$9.0 million
Other taxes
20%$3.3 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$1.2 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$827 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$465 thousand
  • Insurance premium taxes$399 thousand
  • Other licenses$394 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services10%

Fees for services
10%$1.8 million
What's in fees for servicesParks, land and natural resources; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Parks, land and natural resources$963 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$521 thousand
  • Other service charges$275 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%$15 thousand

State tax money8.7%

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

From the state
8.7%$1.5 million

County and local tax money5.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.6%$946 thousand

Fines and other1.9%

Interest, rents and other
1.7%$289 thousand
Fines
0.2%$35 thousand

Where it goes

Environment and natural resources39%Police, fire, courts and jails34%Running the government and other costs21%Parks, recreation and libraries4.8%Interest on debt1.5%

What stands out

39%

of Satellite 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%

Environment and natural resources
39%$7.2 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$7.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
34%$6.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$3.4 million
  • Fire protection$2.5 million
  • Inspections and regulation$343 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$3.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.6 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$232 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.8%$889 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$889 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$276 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Satellite Beach. 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 Satellite 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.