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Southwest Ranches's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Southwest Ranches took in $17.6 million and spent $15.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes60%Fines and other30%State tax money4.0%Fees for services (parks and recreation)3.1%County and local tax money1.4%Federal tax money1.3%

What stands out

26%

of Southwest Ranches' money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

Town taxes60%

Property tax
36%$6.4 million
Other taxes
24%$4.2 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Other licenses$2.1 million
  • Public utility taxes$1.3 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$712 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$124 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.1%

Fees for services
3.1%$548 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$547 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.3%

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

From the federal government
1.3%$224 thousand

State tax money4.0%

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

From the state
4.0%$702 thousand

County and local tax money1.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.4%$244 thousand

Fines and other30%

Interest, rents and other
26%$4.6 million
Fines
3.9%$681 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails61%Running the government and other costs14%Roads, transit and parking10%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.3%Parks, recreation and libraries2.9%All other spending2.0%

What stands out

61%

of Southwest Ranches' 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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
61%$9.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$4.2 million
  • Police$3.0 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$557 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$2.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$466 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$149 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
10%$1.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.5 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.3%$1.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.9%$453 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$453 thousand
Interest on debt
2.0%$300 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$15 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$15 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Southwest Ranches. 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 Southwest Ranches 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.