ZIP 33981 · Charlotte 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 Charlotte County provides local services like police and parks.

Charlotte County

$612 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, sewer)31%Fines and other23%State tax money4.3%Federal tax money3.7%Local tax money1.1%
Full Charlotte County breakdown

What stands out

23%

of Charlotte County's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 5.4%.

County taxes37%

Property tax
24%$199 million
Other taxes
6.9%$56.7 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; occupation and business licenses and 4 more
  • Other licenses$17.4 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$14.4 million
  • Motor fuel taxes$10.9 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$7.5 million
  • Public utility taxes$5.0 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$1.6 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
5.9%$48.0 million

Fees for services31%

Fees for services
31%$254 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 4 more
  • Other service charges$87.9 million
  • Water$65.6 million
  • Sewer$50.4 million
  • Garbage collection$47.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$2.5 million
  • Road charges$135 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.7%

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

From the federal government
3.7%$30.2 million

State tax money4.3%

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

From the state
4.3%$35.5 million

Local tax money1.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.1%$8.9 million

Fines and other23%

Interest, rents and other
23%$184 million
Fines
0.2%$2.0 million
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Where the money goes

Police, fire, courts and jails27%Roads, transit and parking24%Water, sewer, trash and utilities21%Running the government and other costs11%Parks, recreation and libraries5.4%All other spending11%

What stands out

21%

of Charlotte 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 Charlotte County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$164 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 4 more
  • Police$96.3 million
  • Fire protection$34.0 million
  • Inspections and regulation$15.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$10.7 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$6.1 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.6 million
Roads, transit and parking
24%$149 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$149 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
21%$129 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$66.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$43.7 million
  • Water supply$19.2 million
Running the government and other costs
11%$68.9 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$30.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$27.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$10.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.4%$33.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$28.2 million
  • Libraries$5.1 million
Health and hospitals
5.2%$32.0 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$32.0 million
Environment and natural resources
2.0%$12.1 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$12.1 million
Social services
1.9%$11.4 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$11.4 million
Interest on debt
0.8%$4.7 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$2.4 million
  • Interest on general debt$2.3 million
Housing and community development
0.6%$3.6 million
Sent to other local governments
0.5%$3.0 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$3.0 million
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Your schools

Charlotte County School District

$292 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

Where the money comes from

School district taxes66%State tax money23%Fines and other7.2%Federal tax money2.9%Fees for services (school tuition and transportation, school lunches)1.1%
Full Charlotte County School District breakdown

What stands out

66%

of Charlotte County School District's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with 5,000 to 25,000 students gets 29%.

School district taxes66%

Property tax
66%$204 million

Fees for services1.1%

Fees for services
1.1%$3.3 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school tuition and transportation and 1 more
  • Other school charges$1.4 million
  • School tuition and transportation$1.3 million
  • School lunches$614 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.9%

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

From the federal government
2.9%$9.0 million

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$71.0 million

Fines and other7.2%

Interest, rents and other
7.2%$22.3 million
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Where the money goes

Schools and colleges99%Interest on debt1.2%
Full Charlotte County School District breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
99%$288 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$288 million
Interest on debt
1.2%$3.4 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.

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

Charlotte 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.