PALM BEACH COUNTY finances
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PALM BEACH COUNTY
County in Florida (Palm Beach County area). Fiscal year 2024 (year ends 09/30); population 1,518,477.
Other years: 2024 · 2022
Summary
| What | Amount | Census item codes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes | $1.9 billion | T |
| Charges and fees | $1.0 billion | A |
| Other general revenue | $307.8 million | U |
| From the federal government | $113.8 million | B |
| From the state government | $329.6 million | C |
| From local governments | $116.0 million | D |
| Spending: current operations | $2.7 billion | E |
| Spending: construction | $394.5 million | F |
| Spending: other capital outlay | $0 | G |
| Spending: interest on debt | $26.7 million | I |
| Spending: assistance and subsidies | $0 | J |
| Payments to other governments | $33.0 million | L M Q S |
| General revenue | $3.8 billion | T A U B C D |
| Direct spending | $3.1 billion | E F G I J |
| Debt at year end | $878.8 million | 49U + 64V |
Spending by function
| Function (Census name) | Current operations + construction + capital |
|---|---|
| Police Protection | $670.6 million |
| Local Fire Protection | $401.1 million |
| Solid Waste Mgt | $322.6 million |
| General NEC | $311.8 million |
| Sewerage | $199.4 million |
| Correction Insts | $188.0 million |
| Financial Adm | $154.1 million |
| Transit Utilities | $150.9 million |
| Regular Highways | $112.2 million |
| Parks & Rec | $95.6 million |
| Air Trans | $87.2 million |
| Water Utilities | $69.9 million |
| Libraries | $67.5 million |
| Judicial | $57.4 million |
| Health | $51.5 million |
| Natural Resources NEC | $40.0 million |
| Central Staff | $35.5 million |
| Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $31.0 million |
| Protective Inspection | $29.6 million |
| General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $24.5 million |
| Welfare NEC | $5.9 million |
Every item reported
| Code | Census description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 19U | Beg LT Debt O/S NEC | $1.0 billion |
| 29U | LTD ISS-Unsp-Other NEC | $248.2 million |
| 39U | LTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC | $385.4 million |
| 49U | LTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC | $878.8 million |
| A01 | Air Transportation Charges | $86.2 million |
| A44 | Regular Highway Charges | $1.4 million |
| A59 | Nat Resources NEC Charges | $2.3 million |
| A60 | Parking Facilities Charges | $467,000 |
| A61 | Parks & Recreation Charges | $32.3 million |
| A80 | Sewerage Charges | $93.1 million |
| A81 | Solid Waste Charges | $352.9 million |
| A89 | All Other NEC Charges | $302.4 million |
| A91 | Water Utilities Revenue | $143.3 million |
| A94 | Transit Utilities Revenue | $10.3 million |
| B89 | Federal IG Other | $113.8 million |
| C89 | State IG Other | $329.6 million |
| D89 | Local IG Other | $116.0 million |
| E01 | Air Trans Current Operation | $87.2 million |
| E04 | Correction Insts-Current Oper | $188.0 million |
| E23 | Financial Adm-Curr Operation | $140.2 million |
| E24 | Local Fire Protection Curr Operation | $328.5 million |
| E25 | Judicial-Current Operation | $55.6 million |
| E29 | Central Staff-Curr Operation | $34.6 million |
| E31 | General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $24.5 million |
| E32 | Health-Current Operation | $51.4 million |
| E44 | Regular Highways-Current Oper | $66.3 million |
| E50 | Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $30.9 million |
| E52 | Libraries-Current Operation | $51.7 million |
| E59 | Natural Resources NEC-Cur Op | $39.7 million |
| E61 | Parks & Rec-Current Operation | $85.2 million |
| E62 | Police Protection-Current Oper | $601.3 million |
| E66 | Protective Inspection-Curr Op | $29.5 million |
| E79 | Welfare NEC-Current Operation | $5.7 million |
| E80 | Sewerage-Current Operation | $104.8 million |
| E81 | Solid Waste Mgt - Current Oper | $322.6 million |
| E89 | General NEC-Current Operation | $261.4 million |
| E91 | Water Utilities-Current Oper | $69.9 million |
| E94 | Transit Utilities-Current Op | $132.6 million |
| F04 | Correction Insts-Construction | $16,000 |
| F23 | Financial Adm-Construction | $13.9 million |
| F24 | Local Fire Protection Construction | $72.6 million |
| F25 | Judicial-Construction | $1.8 million |
| F29 | Central Staff-Construction | $880,000 |
| F32 | Health-Construction | $112,000 |
| F44 | Regular Highways-Construction | $45.9 million |
| F50 | Housing & Comm Dev-Constr | $75,000 |
| F52 | Libraries-Construction | $15.7 million |
| F59 | Natural Resources NEC-Constr | $336,000 |
| F61 | Parks & Rec-Construction | $10.3 million |
| F62 | Police Protection-Construction | $69.2 million |
| F66 | Protective Inspection-Constr | $54,000 |
| F79 | Welfare NEC-Construction | $218,000 |
| F80 | Sewerage-Construction | $94.6 million |
| F89 | General NEC-Construction | $50.3 million |
| F94 | Transit Utilities-Construction | $18.3 million |
| I89 | General Interest on Debt | $23.6 million |
| I91 | Water Utilities-Interest | $3.2 million |
| L89 | General NEC-IG to State | $33.0 million |
| T01 | Property Tax | $1.6 billion |
| T13 | Motor Fuels Sales Tax | $53.3 million |
| T15 | Public Utilities Tax | $76.9 million |
| T19 | Other Selective Sales Taxes | $84.2 million |
| T28 | Occup & Business License, NEC | $52.8 million |
| T29 | Other License Tax | $37.8 million |
| U01 | Special Assessments | $48.2 million |
| U11 | Sale of Property 2/ | $5.2 million |
| U20 | Interest Earnings | $180.8 million |
| U30 | Fines & Forfeits | $6.9 million |
| U40 | Rents | $7.8 million |
| U50 | Donations From Private Sources | $5.1 million |
| U99 | Misc General Revenue NEC | $53.7 million |
Source: State and local government finances 2024, annual survey sample of units (U.S. Census Bureau) (U.S. Census Bureau). Collected Nov 14, 2026 11:48 PM CST. Amounts as published (thousands of dollars in the file; shown in dollars). Group totals are sums of item codes by letter. Item code list: Census technical documentation. Government ID 121099101897.