County government · Taylor County, FL

Taylor County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Taylor County took in $63.0 million and spent $32.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

See every government that serves your ZIP

Where it comes from

Fees for services (parks and recreation, garbage collection)39%County taxes29%State tax money16%Federal tax money6.6%Fines and other5.3%Local tax money4.5%

What stands out

39%

of Taylor County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 8.4%.

County taxes29%

Property tax
25%$15.9 million
Other taxes
3.9%$2.5 million
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes; other selective sales taxes and 4 more
  • Motor fuel taxes$917 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$716 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$455 thousand
  • Other licenses$264 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$95 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$22 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services39%

Fees for services
39%$24.4 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 2 more
  • Other service charges$24.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$139 thousand
  • Garbage collection$114 thousand
  • Airport$78 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.6%

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

From the federal government
6.6%$4.2 million

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$9.9 million

Local tax money4.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
4.5%$2.8 million

Fines and other5.3%

Interest, rents and other
4.8%$3.0 million
Fines
0.4%$277 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails42%Running the government and other costs27%Roads, transit and parking17%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.9%Parks, recreation and libraries3.6%All other spending5.2%

What stands out

42%

of Taylor County's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 20%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
42%$13.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$6.1 million
  • Prisons and jails$3.8 million
  • Fire protection$1.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.6 million
  • Inspections and regulation$210 thousand
Running the government and other costs
27%$8.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4.5 million
  • Other and not broken out$3.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$853 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$5.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$4.8 million
  • Airports$693 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.9%$1.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.9 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.6%$1.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$812 thousand
  • Libraries$351 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.1%$679 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$421 thousand
  • Public health$258 thousand
Social services
1.6%$497 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$497 thousand
Housing and community development
1.2%$382 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$107 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$107 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Taylor County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Taylor County 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.