Town government · Palm Beach County, FL

South Palm Beach's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), South Palm Beach took in $3.3 million and spent $2.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes66%Federal tax money12%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)11%State tax money7.5%Fines and other1.6%County and local tax money1.5%

What stands out

12%

of South Palm Beach's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes66%

Property tax
46%$1.5 million
Other taxes
20%$650 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$294 thousand
  • Other licenses$229 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$118 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$358 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and parks and recreation
  • Sewer$357 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$390 thousand

State tax money7.5%

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

From the state
7.5%$245 thousand

County and local tax money1.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.5%$50 thousand

Fines and other1.6%

Interest, rents and other
1.6%$51 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails43%Environment and natural resources29%Running the government and other costs17%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.6%Parks, recreation and libraries1.3%Roads, transit and parking0.1%

What stands out

29%

of South Palm Beach's spending goes to the environment and natural resources.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
43%$1.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$1.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$152 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$53 thousand
Environment and natural resources
29%$835 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$835 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$503 thousand
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$260 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$218 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$25 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.6%$280 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$280 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.3%$38 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$38 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.1%$3 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of South Palm 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 Town of South Palm 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.