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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Florida took in $4.7 million and spent $3.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money41%Fees for services (water, sewer)33%State tax money16%Town taxes6.1%Fines and other4.5%

What stands out

41%

of Florida's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes6.1%

Property tax
4.3%$200 thousand
Other taxes
1.9%$88 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$68 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services33%

Fees for services
33%$1.5 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$737 thousand
  • Sewer$631 thousand
  • Other service charges$128 thousand
  • Garbage collection$34 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$739 thousand

County and local tax money41%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
41%$1.9 million

Fines and other4.5%

Fines
3.3%$156 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.2%$56 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities45%Running the government and other costs24%Roads, transit and parking20%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Parks, recreation and libraries0.5%Health and hospitals0.4%

What stands out

45%

of Florida's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
45%$1.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$723 thousand
  • Sewer systems$632 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$100 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$764 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$515 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$125 thousand
  • Government buildings$64 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$60 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
20%$660 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$660 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$322 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$191 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$115 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$16 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$16 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$10 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$12 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$12 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 December 31, 2021. 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.