County government · Walton County, FL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Walton County took in $332 million and spent $260 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes75%Fines and other8.9%State tax money8.8%Fees for services (parks and recreation, garbage collection)4.1%Federal tax money1.9%Local tax money1.6%

What stands out

23%

of Walton County's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 1.8%.

County taxes75%

Property tax
34%$112 million
Other taxes
23%$78.0 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 3 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$60.2 million
  • Other licenses$12.6 million
  • Motor fuel taxes$4.5 million
  • Public utility taxes$369 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$253 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
17%$57.5 million

Fees for services4.1%

Fees for services
4.1%$13.6 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 2 more
  • Other service charges$11.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.3 million
  • Garbage collection$652 thousand
  • Sewer$58 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.9%

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

From the federal government
1.9%$6.3 million

State tax money8.8%

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

From the state
8.8%$29.1 million

Local tax money1.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.6%$5.4 million

Fines and other8.9%

Interest, rents and other
8.6%$28.4 million
Fines
0.4%$1.2 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs39%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Roads, transit and parking13%Health and hospitals10%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.1%All other spending6.3%

What stands out

39%

of Walton County's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 19%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
39%$101 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$54.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$24.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$22.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$66.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$49.6 million
  • Prisons and jails$11.8 million
  • Inspections and regulation$2.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.1 million
  • Fire protection$127 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$33.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$33.7 million
Health and hospitals
10%$26.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$26.4 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.1%$15.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$15.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.1%$8.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$6.5 million
  • Libraries$1.6 million
Sent to other local governments
1.6%$4.1 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$4.1 million
Housing and community development
1.1%$2.8 million
Interest on debt
0.2%$622 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$547 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$547 thousand
Social services
0.1%$274 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$274 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Walton County. 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 Walton 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.