Village government · St Lucie County, FL

St. Lucie's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), St. Lucie took in $413 thousand and spent $364 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Village taxes60%Fees for services (garbage collection, gas)23%State tax money13%Fines and other4.1%

What stands out

31%

of St. Lucie's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 2.5%.

Village taxes60%

Other taxes
31%$127 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$69 thousand
  • Other licenses$58 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
29%$121 thousand

Fees for services23%

Fees for services
23%$95 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; gas and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$77 thousand
  • Gas$13 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$53 thousand

Fines and other4.1%

Interest, rents and other
4.1%$17 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking40%Running the government and other costs30%Water, sewer, trash and utilities17%Parks, recreation and libraries13%Environment and natural resources0.3%

What stands out

40%

of St. Lucie's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
40%$146 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$146 thousand
Running the government and other costs
30%$108 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$56 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$52 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
17%$63 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$63 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
13%$46 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$46 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$1 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of St. Lucie. 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 Village of St. Lucie 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.