ZIP 33056 · Miami Gardens, FL

Four 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

Miami-Dade County

$11.8 billion budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended September 30, 2023.

Where the money comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, airport)40%County taxes32%Federal tax money11%Fines and other10%State tax money3.9%Local tax money1.9%

What stands out

40%

of Miami-Dade County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people gets 14%.

Full Miami-Dade County breakdown

County taxes32%

Property tax
22%$2.62 billion
Sales tax
6.5%$789 million
Other taxes
4.0%$485 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; public utility licenses and 4 more
  • Public utility taxes$150 million
  • Public utility licenses$123 million
  • Other licenses$104 million
  • Motor fuel taxes$59.1 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$31.2 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$17.3 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services40%

Fees for services
40%$4.89 billion
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; airport and 12 more
  • Hospital bills$1.60 billion
  • Airport$928 million
  • Other service charges$696 million
  • Water$430 million
  • Sewer$424 million
  • Garbage collection$270 million
  • Ports and waterways$248 million
  • Parks and recreation$85.1 million
  • Transit fares$74.0 million
  • Housing$60.7 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$45.3 million
  • Tolls on roads and bridges$17.5 million
  • Parking$2.2 million
  • Road charges$395 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$1.38 billion

State tax money3.9%

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

From the state
3.9%$469 million

Local tax money1.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.9%$225 million

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
9.7%$1.17 billion
Fines
0.4%$51.6 million
Miami-Dade County page →

Where the money goes

Health and hospitals25%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Roads, transit and parking17%Water, sewer, trash and utilities13%Interest on debt5.8%All other spending21%

What stands out

25%

of Miami-Dade County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people spends 7.9%.

Full Miami-Dade County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
25%$2.91 billion
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$2.84 billion
  • Public health$76.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$2.24 billion
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 3 more
  • Police$984 million
  • Fire protection$642 million
  • Prisons and jails$354 million
  • Courts and legal services$171 million
  • Inspections and regulation$84.6 million
Roads, transit and parking
17%$2.05 billion
What's in roads, transit and parkingPublic transit; airports and 3 more
  • Public transit$804 million
  • Airports$701 million
  • Ports and harbors$248 million
  • Toll roads and bridges$186 million
  • Roads and highways$113 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
13%$1.50 billion
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$624 million
  • Water supply$541 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$337 million
Interest on debt
5.8%$691 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$557 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$134 million
Social services
5.7%$671 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$671 million
Running the government and other costs
5.3%$628 million
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$367 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$188 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$53.1 million
  • Government buildings$20.0 million
Housing and community development
4.6%$550 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.1%$483 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$389 million
  • Libraries$94.4 million
Environment and natural resources
0.9%$103 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$103 million
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Your city

City of Miami Gardens

$126 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended September 30, 2023.

Where the money comes from

City taxes57%Fines and other14%County and local tax money8.9%State tax money8.1%Fees for services (parks and recreation, housing)7.2%Federal tax money4.9%
Full Miami Gardens breakdown

What stands out

25%

of Miami Gardens' money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 7.2%.

City taxes57%

Property tax
32%$48.9 million
Other taxes
25%$37.7 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility taxes and 4 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$12.8 million
  • Public utility taxes$12.3 million
  • Other licenses$8.7 million
  • Motor fuel taxes$2.3 million
  • Pari-mutuel (betting) taxes$1.4 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$113 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.2%

Fees for services
7.2%$10.9 million
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; other service charges and 1 more
  • Parks and recreation$5.2 million
  • Other service charges$5.1 million
  • Housing$565 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.9%

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

From the federal government
4.9%$7.5 million

State tax money8.1%

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

From the state
8.1%$12.2 million

County and local tax money8.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
8.9%$13.5 million

Fines and other14%

Interest, rents and other
11%$16.9 million
Fines
2.7%$4.1 million
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Where the money goes

Police, fire, courts and jails45%Running the government and other costs31%Roads, transit and parking9.3%Parks, recreation and libraries8.7%Interest on debt3.8%Environment and natural resources2.4%

What stands out

45%

of Miami Gardens' spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 25%.

Full Miami Gardens breakdown

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
45%$56.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$52.3 million
  • Inspections and regulation$3.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.0 million
Running the government and other costs
31%$38.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$19.8 million
  • Other and not broken out$12.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$6.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
9.3%$11.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$11.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.7%$10.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$10.9 million
Interest on debt
3.8%$4.7 million
Environment and natural resources
2.4%$3.0 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$3.0 million
Miami Gardens page →

Your schools

Miami-Dade County Public School District

$5.19 billion budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

Where the money comes from

School district taxes57%State tax money37%Fines and other3.5%Fees for services (school tuition and transportation, school lunches)1.4%Federal tax money0.6%
Full Miami-Dade County Public School District breakdown

What stands out

56%

of Miami-Dade County Public School District's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with 25,000+ students gets 33%.

School district taxes57%

Property tax
56%$3.08 billion
Other taxes
1.7%$96.2 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$96.2 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.4%

Fees for services
1.4%$75.7 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school tuition and transportation and 1 more
  • Other school charges$65.8 million
  • School tuition and transportation$8.3 million
  • School lunches$1.6 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.6%

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

From the federal government
0.6%$30.7 million

State tax money37%

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

From the state
37%$2.07 billion

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$402 thousand

Fines and other3.5%

Interest, rents and other
3.5%$195 million
Miami-Dade County Public School District page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges97%Interest on debt2.6%
Full Miami-Dade County Public School District breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
97%$5.06 billion
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$5.06 billion
Interest on debt
2.6%$135 million
Miami-Dade County Public School District page →
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.

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

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

Miami-Dade County Public 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.