City government · Miami-Dade County, FL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), West Miami took in $12.6 million and spent $11.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes47%Fees for services (water, sewer)22%State tax money17%Fines and other11%Federal tax money2.6%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

14%

of West Miami's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 2.5%.

City taxes47%

Property tax
34%$4.3 million
Other taxes
14%$1.7 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$651 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$413 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$355 thousand
  • Other licenses$291 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services22%

Fees for services
22%$2.8 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$901 thousand
  • Sewer$831 thousand
  • Garbage collection$648 thousand
  • Other service charges$330 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$86 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.6%

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

From the federal government
2.6%$323 thousand

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$2.2 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$11 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
5.7%$716 thousand
Fines
5.2%$663 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities31%Police, fire, courts and jails30%Parks, recreation and libraries13%Roads, transit and parking12%Running the government and other costs11%All other spending2.5%

What stands out

13%

of West Miami's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
31%$3.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$1.7 million
  • Sewer systems$1.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$748 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$3.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$3.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$216 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
13%$1.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.5 million
Roads, transit and parking
12%$1.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.4 million
Running the government and other costs
11%$1.2 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)$587 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$511 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$89 thousand
Environment and natural resources
2.0%$227 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$227 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$51 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$27 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$24 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of West Miami. 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 Miami 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.