ZIP 32544 · Okaloosa County, FL

Three governments run on your community's money

From the state down to your schools: where each one's money comes from and goes.

Yearly budgets from each government's latest fiscal year on record. Tap one to jump to it.

Your state

State of Florida

$130.7 billion budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

Where the money comes from

State taxes44%Federal tax money34%Fees for services (hospital bills, tolls)11%Fines and other10%Local tax money0.3%
Full Florida breakdown

What stands out

28%

of Florida's money comes from sales tax.A typical state government gets 14%.

State taxes44%

Sales tax
28%$40.1 billion
Other taxes
12%$16.9 billion
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; motor fuel taxes and 16 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$4.07 billion
  • Motor fuel taxes$3.52 billion
  • Insurance premium taxes$2.22 billion
  • Public utility taxes$1.99 billion
  • Motor vehicle licenses$1.58 billion
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.22 billion
  • Tobacco taxes$913 million
  • Corporation licenses$392 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$341 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$213 million
  • Amusement taxes$188 million
  • Driver's licenses$182 million
  • Public utility licenses$40.2 million
  • Severance taxes$22.0 million
  • Hunting and fishing licenses$18.0 million
  • Other licenses$13.9 million
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$7.5 million
  • Amusement licenses$1.5 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Business income tax
4.3%$6.05 billion

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$15.4 billion
What's in fees for servicesOther government-run businesses; hospital bills and 11 more
  • Other government-run businesses$4.40 billion
  • Hospital bills$3.60 billion
  • Tolls on roads and bridges$2.52 billion
  • College tuition$2.39 billion
  • University housing and dining$1.18 billion
  • Other service charges$1.08 billion
  • Parks, land and natural resources$84.8 million
  • Road charges$78.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$72.7 million
  • Other education charges$19.7 million
  • Transit fares$15.5 million
  • Housing$340 thousand
  • Garbage collection$145 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money34%

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

From the federal government
34%$48.9 billion

Local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From local governments
0.3%$393 million

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
9.8%$13.9 billion
Fines
0.2%$305 million
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Where the money goes

Social services31%Sent to local governments20%Schools and colleges16%Roads, transit and parking8.9%Health and hospitals8.6%All other spending15%

What stands out

20%

of Florida's spending goes to local governments.A typical state government spends 24%.

Full Florida breakdown

Spending by category100%

Social services
31%$40.6 billion
What's in social servicesOther public welfare; unemployment and social insurance offices and 2 more
  • Other public welfare$40.0 billion
  • Unemployment and social insurance offices$376 million
  • Welfare institutions$144 million
  • Veterans' services$32.2 million
Sent to local governments
20%$26.3 billion
What's in sent to local governmentsSent to school districts; sent to school districts (colleges) and 14 more
  • Sent to school districts$19.5 billion
  • Sent to school districts (colleges)$1.72 billion
  • Sent to local governments: general support$1.71 billion
  • Sent to local governments: housing and community development$1.01 billion
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$911 million
  • Sent to local governments: roads and highways$634 million
  • Sent to local governments: natural resources, farming and conservation$378 million
  • Sent to local governments: other education$352 million
  • Sent to local governments: sewer systems$26.9 million
  • Sent to local governments: courts and legal services$24.0 million
  • Sent to local governments: inspections and regulation$19.3 million
  • Sent to local governments: other government administration$9.0 million
  • Sent to local governments: public health$9.0 million
  • Sent to local governments: libraries$5.5 million
  • Sent to local governments: police$2.0 million
  • Sent to local governments: prisons and jails$33 thousand
Schools and colleges
16%$20.8 billion
What's in schools and collegesColleges and universities; scholarships and other education subsidies and 2 more
  • Colleges and universities$11.6 billion
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$4.88 billion
  • Other education$3.08 billion
  • College housing, dining and bookstores$1.22 billion
Roads, transit and parking
8.9%$11.7 billion
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; toll roads and bridges and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$8.97 billion
  • Toll roads and bridges$2.33 billion
  • Public transit$358 million
Health and hospitals
8.6%$11.2 billion
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health and hospitals
  • Public health$8.35 billion
  • Hospitals$2.89 billion
Running the government and other costs
6.6%$8.59 billion
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; other government-run businesses and 4 more
  • Other and not broken out$4.30 billion
  • Other government-run businesses$1.57 billion
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.47 billion
  • Other government administration$777 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$382 million
  • Government buildings$97.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.0%$7.83 billion
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$3.50 billion
  • Courts and legal services$2.39 billion
  • Police$954 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$572 million
  • Inspections and regulation$413 million
Environment and natural resources
2.0%$2.55 billion
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2.55 billion
Interest on debt
0.4%$575 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$298 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$287 million
  • Libraries$11.6 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.1%$187 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$187 million
Housing and community development
<0.1%$124 million
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Your county

This ZIP is outside any city or town, so Okaloosa County provides local services like police and parks.

Okaloosa County

$391 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended September 30, 2023.

Where the money comes from

County taxes37%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)27%State tax money18%Fines and other8.5%Federal tax money5.8%Local tax money4.2%
Full Okaloosa County breakdown

What stands out

14%

of Okaloosa County's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 1.8%.

County taxes37%

Property tax
23%$92.2 million
Other taxes
14%$54.7 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; motor fuel taxes and 3 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$42.8 million
  • Motor fuel taxes$7.7 million
  • Other licenses$2.6 million
  • Public utility taxes$1.4 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$308 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services27%

Fees for services
27%$107 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 7 more
  • Water$37.4 million
  • Other service charges$31.5 million
  • Garbage collection$16.4 million
  • Airport$15.9 million
  • Sewer$2.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.6 million
  • Road charges$855 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$806 thousand
  • Transit fares$56 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.8%

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

From the federal government
5.8%$23.0 million

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$69.9 million

Local tax money4.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
4.2%$16.5 million

Fines and other8.5%

Interest, rents and other
6.8%$26.9 million
Fines
1.8%$7.0 million
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Where the money goes

Police, fire, courts and jails27%Running the government and other costs20%Water, sewer, trash and utilities19%Roads, transit and parking19%Parks, recreation and libraries6.4%All other spending9.1%

What stands out

19%

of Okaloosa County's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 1.6%.

Full Okaloosa County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$105 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$72.9 million
  • Prisons and jails$19.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$9.8 million
  • Inspections and regulation$3.2 million
  • Fire protection$37 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$78.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$48.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$26.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.7 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
19%$73.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$41.3 million
  • Water supply$16.8 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$15.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
19%$73.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; airports and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$43.9 million
  • Airports$25.3 million
  • Public transit$4.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.4%$25.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$24.3 million
  • Libraries$955 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.5%$17.7 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$17.7 million
Interest on debt
1.5%$5.9 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$3.4 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$2.5 million
Environment and natural resources
1.3%$5.1 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$5.1 million
Sent to other local governments
1.1%$4.2 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$4.2 million
Social services
0.6%$2.5 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$2.5 million
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Your schools

Okaloosa County School District

$491 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

Where the money comes from

State tax money45%School district taxes44%Fines and other6.8%Federal tax money2.3%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)1.7%
Full Okaloosa County School District breakdown

What stands out

7.4%

of Okaloosa County School District's money comes from sales tax.Most school districts with 25,000+ students get none.

School district taxes44%

Property tax
36%$159 million
Sales tax
7.4%$32.5 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$57 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$57 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.7%

Fees for services
1.7%$7.5 million
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches; other school charges and 1 more
  • School lunches$4.1 million
  • Other school charges$1.9 million
  • School tuition and transportation$1.5 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.3%

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

From the federal government
2.3%$10.2 million

State tax money45%

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

From the state
45%$198 million

Fines and other6.8%

Interest, rents and other
6.8%$29.9 million
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Where the money goes

Schools and colleges99%Interest on debt0.9%
Full Okaloosa County School District breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
99%$486 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$486 million
Interest on debt
0.9%$4.6 million
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Sources and moreEach government's source, fiscal year and how a ZIP is matched

State of Florida. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

Okaloosa County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023.

Okaloosa County School District. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

How a ZIP is matched. A ZIP code is not a government boundary, so we match it to the cities, counties and school districts that overlap it, using Census Bureau geography. Where a ZIP crosses several, each one is shown with its share of the ZIP. Each government's money covers its own operations only; the others listed here are separate.

Latest recorded year. The year differs by government: each block shows the newest fiscal year on file. A Census survey year covers fiscal years ending July 1 of the year before through June 30 of that year.