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West Melbourne's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), West Melbourne took in $36.1 million and spent $27.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)38%City taxes34%County and local tax money19%State tax money4.8%Fines and other4.2%

What stands out

19%

of West Melbourne's 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 taxes34%

Other taxes
21%$7.7 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 4 more
  • Public utility taxes$3.6 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$2.2 million
  • Other licenses$884 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$812 thousand
  • Insurance premium taxes$199 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$73 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
13%$4.6 million

Fees for services38%

Fees for services
38%$13.8 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 4 more
  • Water$7.3 million
  • Sewer$6.3 million
  • Other service charges$86 thousand
  • Garbage collection$84 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$29 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.8%

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

From the state
4.8%$1.7 million

County and local tax money19%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
19%$6.8 million

Fines and other4.2%

Interest, rents and other
3.9%$1.4 million
Fines
0.3%$124 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities31%Police, fire, courts and jails30%Running the government and other costs24%Roads, transit and parking9.0%Parks, recreation and libraries4.8%Interest on debt0.5%

What stands out

31%

of West Melbourne's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
31%$8.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$5.5 million
  • Sewer systems$3.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$8.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$6.6 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$315 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$6.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$4.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
9.0%$2.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.8%$1.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.3 million
Interest on debt
0.5%$149 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$142 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of West Melbourne. 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 West Melbourne 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.