City government · Hillsborough County, FL

Tampa's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Tampa took in $1.45 billion and spent $1.85 billion.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)39%City taxes37%Fines and other12%State tax money4.7%Federal tax money4.5%County and local tax money3.0%

What stands out

39%

of Tampa's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 30%.

City taxes37%

Property tax
21%$302 million
Other taxes
11%$165 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$73.6 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$58.7 million
  • Other licenses$19.4 million
  • Motor fuel taxes$11.1 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$2.0 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
4.5%$65.4 million

Fees for services39%

Fees for services
39%$562 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 8 more
  • Water$179 million
  • Sewer$152 million
  • Garbage collection$96.5 million
  • Other service charges$45.5 million
  • Parking$30.9 million
  • Parks and recreation$26.4 million
  • Electric power$15.2 million
  • Housing$13.9 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$2.9 million
  • Transit fares$122 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.5%

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

From the federal government
4.5%$65.1 million

State tax money4.7%

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

From the state
4.7%$68.2 million

County and local tax money3.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.0%$43.0 million

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
11%$166 million
Fines
0.9%$12.3 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs31%Water, sewer, trash and utilities29%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Parks, recreation and libraries5.8%Roads, transit and parking4.6%All other spending9.6%

What stands out

31%

of Tampa's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
31%$564 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$270 million
  • Other and not broken out$259 million
  • Government buildings$18.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$16.6 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
29%$540 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$236 million
  • Sewer systems$200 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$104 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$371 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$210 million
  • Fire protection$141 million
  • Inspections and regulation$13.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$6.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.8%$107 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$107 million
Roads, transit and parking
4.6%$85.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; parking and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$57.3 million
  • Parking$24.3 million
  • Public transit$3.8 million
Housing and community development
4.3%$79.0 million
Environment and natural resources
2.9%$52.7 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$52.7 million
Interest on debt
2.5%$45.6 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$30.6 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$15.0 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Tampa. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Tampa 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.