ZIP 33407 · West Palm Beach, FL

Five 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

Palm Beach County

$3.17 billion budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended September 30, 2023.

Where the money comes from

County taxes50%Fees for services (garbage collection, water)27%State tax money8.7%Fines and other8.1%Local tax money3.0%Federal tax money3.0%

What stands out

27%

of Palm Beach 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 Palm Beach County breakdown

County taxes50%

Property tax
42%$1.61 billion
Other taxes
8.0%$305 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 3 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$84.2 million
  • Public utility taxes$76.9 million
  • Motor fuel taxes$53.3 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$52.8 million
  • Other licenses$37.8 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services27%

Fees for services
27%$1.02 billion
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 8 more
  • Garbage collection$353 million
  • Other service charges$302 million
  • Water$143 million
  • Sewer$93.1 million
  • Airport$86.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$32.3 million
  • Transit fares$10.3 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$2.3 million
  • Road charges$1.4 million
  • Parking$467 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.0%

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

From the federal government
3.0%$114 million

State tax money8.7%

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

From the state
8.7%$330 million

Local tax money3.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
3.0%$116 million

Fines and other8.1%

Interest, rents and other
7.9%$301 million
Fines
0.2%$6.9 million
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Where the money goes

Police, fire, courts and jails43%Water, sewer, trash and utilities19%Running the government and other costs17%Roads, transit and parking11%Parks, recreation and libraries5.1%All other spending5.9%

What stands out

19%

of Palm Beach County's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people spends 2.6%.

Full Palm Beach County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
43%$1.35 billion
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 3 more
  • Police$671 million
  • Fire protection$401 million
  • Prisons and jails$188 million
  • Courts and legal services$57.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$29.6 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
19%$592 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$323 million
  • Sewer systems$199 million
  • Water supply$69.9 million
Running the government and other costs
17%$526 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$312 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$154 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$35.5 million
  • Government buildings$24.5 million
Roads, transit and parking
11%$350 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingPublic transit; roads and highways and 1 more
  • Public transit$151 million
  • Roads and highways$112 million
  • Airports$87.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.1%$163 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$95.6 million
  • Libraries$67.5 million
Health and hospitals
1.6%$51.5 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$51.5 million
Environment and natural resources
1.3%$40.0 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$40.0 million
Sent to other local governments
1.0%$33.0 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$33.0 million
Housing and community development
1.0%$31.0 million
Interest on debt
0.8%$26.7 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$23.6 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$3.2 million
Social services
0.2%$5.9 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$5.9 million
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Your cities and towns

City of West Palm Beach

$491 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended September 30, 2023.

About 69% of this ZIP is in West Palm Beach.

Where the money comes from

City taxes42%Fees for services (water, sewer)36%County and local tax money7.2%Fines and other6.6%State tax money4.9%Federal tax money3.0%

What stands out

7.2%

of West Palm Beach's money comes from county and other local tax money.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 0.9%.

Full West Palm Beach breakdown

City taxes42%

Property tax
28%$149 million
Other taxes
14%$72.3 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; occupation and business licenses and 2 more
  • Other licenses$27.2 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$21.0 million
  • Public utility taxes$19.8 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$4.3 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services36%

Fees for services
36%$192 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 8 more
  • Water$78.1 million
  • Sewer$37.1 million
  • Other service charges$29.3 million
  • Garbage collection$18.2 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$16.3 million
  • Parking$10.9 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.9 million
  • Road charges$432 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$47 thousand
  • Housing$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.0%

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

From the federal government
3.0%$16.1 million

State tax money4.9%

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

From the state
4.9%$26.0 million

County and local tax money7.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
7.2%$38.0 million

Fines and other6.6%

Interest, rents and other
5.9%$31.4 million
Fines
0.7%$3.4 million
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Where the money goes

Running the government and other costs29%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Water, sewer, trash and utilities22%Parks, recreation and libraries6.7%Roads, transit and parking6.2%All other spending7.5%

What stands out

29%

of West Palm Beach's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 16%.

Full West Palm Beach breakdown

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
29%$143 million
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$119 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$17.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$7.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$139 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$72.1 million
  • Fire protection$50.6 million
  • Inspections and regulation$15.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$736 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
22%$108 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$94.3 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$13.9 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.7%$33.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$27.5 million
  • Libraries$5.6 million
Roads, transit and parking
6.2%$30.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$22.8 million
  • Parking$7.6 million
Interest on debt
4.0%$19.9 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$13.6 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$6.3 million
Environment and natural resources
1.6%$7.8 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$7.8 million
Housing and community development
1.2%$6.0 million
Health and hospitals
0.6%$3.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3.2 million
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City of Riviera Beach

$155 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended September 30, 2023.

About 13% of this ZIP is in Riviera Beach.

Where the money comes from

City taxes55%Fees for services (water, sewer)30%Fines and other8.2%State tax money3.7%County and local tax money3.1%Federal tax money0.3%
Full Riviera Beach breakdown

What stands out

20%

of Riviera Beach's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 6.1%.

City taxes55%

Property tax
35%$57.9 million
Other taxes
20%$33.0 million
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes; occupation and business licenses and 3 more
  • Motor fuel taxes$12.1 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$7.9 million
  • Public utility taxes$7.1 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$3.7 million
  • Other licenses$2.2 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services30%

Fees for services
30%$50.4 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 4 more
  • Water$17.6 million
  • Sewer$11.4 million
  • Other service charges$11.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$3.5 million
  • Garbage collection$3.4 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$3.3 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.3%

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

From the federal government
0.3%$481 thousand

State tax money3.7%

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

From the state
3.7%$6.2 million

County and local tax money3.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.1%$5.1 million

Fines and other8.2%

Interest, rents and other
8.0%$13.3 million
Fines
0.2%$331 thousand
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Where the money goes

Police, fire, courts and jails33%Running the government and other costs28%Water, sewer, trash and utilities19%Parks, recreation and libraries6.8%Health and hospitals4.8%All other spending7.9%

What stands out

4.8%

of Riviera Beach's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Full Riviera Beach breakdown

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
33%$51.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$26.3 million
  • Fire protection$23.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.7 million
  • Inspections and regulation$852 thousand
Running the government and other costs
28%$43.1 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$17.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$13.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$12.8 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
19%$29.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$24.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$5.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.8%$10.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$9.6 million
  • Libraries$917 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.8%$7.5 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$7.5 million
Interest on debt
4.5%$7.0 million
Environment and natural resources
1.9%$2.9 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2.9 million
Roads, transit and parking
1.5%$2.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.3 million
Riviera Beach page →

Your schools

Palm Beach County School District

$3.35 billion budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

Where the money comes from

School district taxes62%State tax money31%Fines and other4.9%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)2.4%Federal tax money0.1%County and local tax money<0.1%
Full Palm Beach County School District breakdown

What stands out

5.8%

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

School district taxes62%

Property tax
56%$2.06 billion
Sales tax
5.8%$211 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$45 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$45 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.4%

Fees for services
2.4%$87.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school lunches and 1 more
  • Other school charges$80.1 million
  • School lunches$4.0 million
  • School tuition and transportation$2.8 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.1%

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

From the federal government
0.1%$4.7 million

State tax money31%

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

From the state
31%$1.12 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%$2.2 million

Fines and other4.9%

Interest, rents and other
4.9%$179 million
Palm Beach County School District page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges98%Interest on debt2.0%
Full Palm Beach County School District breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
98%$3.28 billion
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$3.28 billion
Interest on debt
2.0%$66.1 million
Palm Beach County 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.

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

Palm Beach 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.

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

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

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.