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Vero Beach's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Vero Beach took in $60.4 million and spent $63.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, airport)48%City taxes29%State tax money11%Federal tax money8.0%County and local tax money2.5%Fines and other2.0%

What stands out

8%

of Vero Beach's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 1.2%.

City taxes29%

Property tax
17%$10.4 million
Other taxes
11%$6.9 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$4.0 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.8 million
  • Motor fuel taxes$542 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$446 thousand
  • Other licenses$112 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services48%

Fees for services
48%$29.3 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; airport and 5 more
  • Water$17.5 million
  • Airport$3.3 million
  • Garbage collection$3.0 million
  • Other service charges$2.7 million
  • Parks and recreation$2.3 million
  • Other government-run businesses$365 thousand
  • Road charges$137 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.0%

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

From the federal government
8.0%$4.8 million

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$6.4 million

County and local tax money2.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.5%$1.5 million

Fines and other2.0%

Interest, rents and other
1.4%$849 thousand
Fines
0.6%$345 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs30%Water, sewer, trash and utilities28%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Roads, transit and parking14%Parks, recreation and libraries10%All other spending0.8%

What stands out

30%

of Vero Beach's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 18%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
30%$19.0 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$16.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.5 million
  • Other and not broken out$839 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
28%$17.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$15.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$10.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$10.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$386 thousand
  • Fire protection$164 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$8.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports and roads and highways
  • Airports$5.4 million
  • Roads and highways$3.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
10%$6.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$6.6 million
Environment and natural resources
0.4%$262 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$262 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$255 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$194 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$61 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Vero 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 Vero 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.