City government · Pinellas County, FL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), St. Pete Beach took in $43.9 million and spent $42.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes42%Fees for services (sewer, parking)40%County and local tax money14%Fines and other2.5%State tax money1.9%Federal tax money0.1%

What stands out

14%

of St. Pete Beach's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes42%

Property tax
24%$10.5 million
Other taxes
18%$7.8 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$2.4 million
  • Other licenses$2.3 million
  • Motor fuel taxes$1.3 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.3 million
  • Insurance premium taxes$604 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services40%

Fees for services
40%$17.4 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; parking and 2 more
  • Sewer$9.9 million
  • Parking$4.2 million
  • Other service charges$2.9 million
  • Parks and recreation$414 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.1%

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

From the federal government
0.1%$51 thousand

State tax money1.9%

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

From the state
1.9%$816 thousand

County and local tax money14%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
14%$6.3 million

Fines and other2.5%

Interest, rents and other
1.5%$678 thousand
Fines
0.9%$402 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking34%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Water, sewer, trash and utilities14%Running the government and other costs9.1%Parks, recreation and libraries8.9%All other spending6.1%

What stands out

34%

of St. Pete Beach'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
34%$14.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$13.0 million
  • Parking$1.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$11.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$6.1 million
  • Police$4.2 million
  • Inspections and regulation$891 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$477 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
14%$6.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$6.0 million
Running the government and other costs
9.1%$3.8 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$2.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.3 million
  • Other and not broken out$153 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.9%$3.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$3.1 million
  • Libraries$629 thousand
Environment and natural resources
3.9%$1.6 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.6 million
Interest on debt
2.2%$941 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of St. Pete 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 City of St. Pete 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.