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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Highland Beach took in $118 thousand and spent $210 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes74%Fines and other12%State tax money9.3%Federal tax money5.1%

What stands out

27%

of Highland Beach's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes74%

Property tax
43%$51 thousand
Individual income tax
27%$32 thousand
Other taxes
3.4%$4 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses
  • Public utility licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money5.1%

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

From the federal government
5.1%$6 thousand

State tax money9.3%

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

From the state
9.3%$11 thousand

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
12%$14 thousand

Where it goes

Parks, recreation and libraries45%Roads, transit and parking25%Running the government and other costs18%Police, fire, courts and jails13%

What stands out

45%

of Highland Beach'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%

Parks, recreation and libraries
45%$94 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$94 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
25%$52 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$52 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$37 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$19 thousand
  • Government buildings$9 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$27 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services
  • Courts and legal services$27 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Highland Beach. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Highland 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.