Town government · Berkshire County, MA

Florida's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Florida took in $5.0 million and spent $4.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes60%State tax money34%County and local tax money3.8%Fees for services (garbage collection)0.8%Fines and other0.8%Federal tax money0.2%

What stands out

34%

of Florida's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Town taxes60%

Property tax
60%$3.0 million
Other taxes
0.2%$9 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$5 thousand
  • Other licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.8%

Fees for services
0.8%$42 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$33 thousand
  • Garbage collection$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.2%

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

From the federal government
0.2%$12 thousand

State tax money34%

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

From the state
34%$1.7 million

County and local tax money3.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.8%$192 thousand

Fines and other0.8%

Interest, rents and other
0.8%$39 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges48%Running the government and other costs22%Roads, transit and parking18%Sent to other local governments7.2%Police, fire, courts and jails1.9%All other spending3.1%

What stands out

48%

of Florida's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
48%$2.1 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$2.1 million
Running the government and other costs
22%$938 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$694 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$97 thousand
  • Government buildings$81 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$66 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$783 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$783 thousand
Sent to other local governments
7.2%$311 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$309 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.9%$84 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Fire protection$77 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$3 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
  • Police$2 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.7%$72 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$72 thousand
Social services
0.7%$31 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$31 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$30 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$30 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Florida. 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 Florida 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.