City government · Volusia County, FL

South Daytona's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), South Daytona took in $23.1 million and spent $18.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)46%City taxes39%County and local tax money6.0%State tax money5.4%Fines and other2.7%Federal tax money0.2%

What stands out

6%

of South Daytona'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 taxes39%

Property tax
25%$5.8 million
Other taxes
14%$3.3 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$1.7 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$960 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$346 thousand
  • Other licenses$255 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services46%

Fees for services
46%$10.7 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 4 more
  • Sewer$4.1 million
  • Water$3.1 million
  • Garbage collection$2.2 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$1.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$90 thousand
  • Other service charges$55 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.2%

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

From the federal government
0.2%$37 thousand

State tax money5.4%

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

From the state
5.4%$1.3 million

County and local tax money6.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
6.0%$1.4 million

Fines and other2.7%

Interest, rents and other
2.2%$508 thousand
Fines
0.5%$119 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities38%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Running the government and other costs13%Environment and natural resources7.9%Parks, recreation and libraries6.0%All other spending5.9%

What stands out

7.9%

of South Daytona'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
38%$7.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$5.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.6 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$5.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$3.2 million
  • Fire protection$1.7 million
  • Inspections and regulation$313 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$177 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$2.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.7 million
  • Other and not broken out$512 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$345 thousand
Environment and natural resources
7.9%$1.5 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.0%$1.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
4.4%$827 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$827 thousand
Interest on debt
1.6%$292 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$207 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$85 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of South Daytona. 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 South Daytona 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.