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Winter Garden's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Winter Garden took in $78.1 million and spent $73.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes41%Fees for services (water, sewer)32%County and local tax money9.6%State tax money8.8%Fines and other7.9%Federal tax money0.6%

What stands out

10%

of Winter Garden'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 taxes41%

Property tax
23%$17.7 million
Other taxes
18%$14.4 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$6.2 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$3.3 million
  • Other licenses$1.8 million
  • Insurance premium taxes$1.6 million
  • Motor fuel taxes$1.4 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services32%

Fees for services
32%$24.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 4 more
  • Other service charges$6.4 million
  • Water$6.2 million
  • Sewer$6.2 million
  • Garbage collection$5.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$402 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$160 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.6%

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

From the federal government
0.6%$494 thousand

State tax money8.8%

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

From the state
8.8%$6.9 million

County and local tax money9.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
9.6%$7.5 million

Fines and other7.9%

Interest, rents and other
7.7%$6.0 million
Fines
0.1%$112 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails32%Water, sewer, trash and utilities28%Running the government and other costs19%Roads, transit and parking7.1%Parks, recreation and libraries6.4%All other spending7.0%

What stands out

6%

of Winter Garden's spending goes to the environment and natural resources.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
32%$23.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$13.3 million
  • Fire protection$8.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$437 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
28%$20.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$11.3 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$6.2 million
  • Water supply$3.3 million
Running the government and other costs
19%$13.9 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$7.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.2 million
  • Other and not broken out$2.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
7.1%$5.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$5.2 million
  • Parking$5 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.4%$4.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$4.7 million
Environment and natural resources
6.0%$4.4 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$4.4 million
Interest on debt
0.8%$553 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$414 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$139 thousand
Housing and community development
0.1%$96 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$72 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$72 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Winter Garden. 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 Winter Garden 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.