City government · Indian River County, FL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Sebastian took in $26.3 million and spent $24.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes45%County and local tax money20%Fees for services (parks, land and natural resources, parks and recreation)16%State tax money13%Fines and other4.8%Federal tax money0.8%

What stands out

20%

of Sebastian'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 taxes45%

Other taxes
26%$6.7 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$3.0 million
  • Other licenses$1.5 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.5 million
  • Motor fuel taxes$755 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
19%$5.0 million

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$4.3 million
What's in fees for servicesParks, land and natural resources; parks and recreation and 3 more
  • Parks, land and natural resources$2.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.5 million
  • Other service charges$708 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$166 thousand
  • Road charges$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.8%

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

From the federal government
0.8%$199 thousand

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$3.5 million

County and local tax money20%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
20%$5.3 million

Fines and other4.8%

Interest, rents and other
4.6%$1.2 million
Fines
0.2%$53 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails33%Roads, transit and parking27%Running the government and other costs17%Parks, recreation and libraries14%Environment and natural resources9.2%Interest on debt0.2%

What stands out

9.2%

of Sebastian'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
33%$8.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$6.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$196 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
27%$6.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6.6 million
Running the government and other costs
17%$4.1 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$2.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.0 million
  • Other and not broken out$916 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
14%$3.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3.5 million
Environment and natural resources
9.2%$2.3 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2.3 million
Interest on debt
0.2%$48 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Sebastian. 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 Sebastian 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.