City government · Lake County, FL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Tavares took in $61.3 million and spent $62.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)34%City taxes28%County and local tax money14%State tax money13%Federal tax money6.4%Fines and other5.5%

What stands out

14%

of Tavares' money comes from county and other local tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 0.8%.

City taxes28%

Property tax
15%$9.1 million
Other taxes
14%$8.3 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Other licenses$3.5 million
  • Public utility taxes$2.7 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.7 million
  • Motor fuel taxes$405 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services34%

Fees for services
34%$20.6 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 4 more
  • Water$12.9 million
  • Garbage collection$3.9 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$1.8 million
  • Other service charges$772 thousand
  • Ports and waterways$651 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$563 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.4%

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

From the federal government
6.4%$3.9 million

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$7.7 million

County and local tax money14%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
14%$8.3 million

Fines and other5.5%

Interest, rents and other
5.4%$3.3 million
Fines
<0.1%$39 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities35%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Parks, recreation and libraries16%Running the government and other costs13%Roads, transit and parking8.4%All other spending7.1%

What stands out

16%

of Tavares' spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 5.6%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
35%$22.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$10.5 million
  • Sewer systems$6.5 million
  • Water supply$5.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$12.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$6.7 million
  • Police$6.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$91 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
16%$9.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$9.1 million
  • Libraries$778 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$8.1 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)$3.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.1 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.6 million
Roads, transit and parking
8.4%$5.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and toll roads and bridges
  • Roads and highways$4.3 million
  • Toll roads and bridges$936 thousand
Environment and natural resources
4.8%$3.0 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$3.0 million
Interest on debt
2.3%$1.4 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$730 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$708 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Tavares. 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 Tavares 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.