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Pelican Bay's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Pelican Bay took in $2.6 million and spent $2.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)43%Town taxes25%State tax money19%Fines and other14%

What stands out

13%

of Pelican Bay's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

Town taxes25%

Property tax
23%$592 thousand
Sales tax
2.0%$51 thousand

Fees for services43%

Fees for services
43%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$484 thousand
  • Sewer$455 thousand
  • Garbage collection$178 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$486 thousand

Fines and other14%

Interest, rents and other
13%$345 thousand
Fines
0.6%$15 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities54%Police, fire, courts and jails32%Running the government and other costs8.6%Interest on debt1.9%Sent to other local governments1.7%All other spending1.1%

What stands out

32%

of Pelican Bay's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
54%$1.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$529 thousand
  • Sewer systems$456 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$172 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
32%$692 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Police$497 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$112 thousand
  • Fire protection$45 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$38 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.6%$183 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$95 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$54 thousand
  • Government buildings$34 thousand
Interest on debt
1.9%$41 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.7%$36 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$36 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.0%$21 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$21 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.1%$3 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Pelican Bay. 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 Town of Pelican Bay 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.