Town Hall · Cloud Lake

Cloud Lake, FL town hall & government

Cloud Lake spent $121,000 in the year to September 30, 2022, about $823 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Cloud Lake's government.

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Cloud Lake's money goes

Spent
$121,000
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$823
typical Florida cities: $1,939
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$43,00036%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$18,00015%
Sewer & trash
$13,00011%
Parks & libraries
$6,0005%
Roads & transportation
$4,0003%
Other
$37,00031%

Where the money comes from

  • Interest, fines & other 65%
  • From the state 13%
  • Sales taxes 11%
  • Other taxes & licenses 9%
  • Fees & charges 2%
  • From other local governments 1%

Cloud Lake didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Cloud Lake

Full-time staff
0
1 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Palm Beach County School District

Cloud Lake's K–12 school district, shared with Atlantis, Belle Glade, Boca Raton, Boynton Beach, Briny Breezes and Delray Beach. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,224
Florida: $13,006
Students
189,777
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$1.5 billion
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Florida districts overall: 55% local, 29% state, 15% federal

  • Local 69%
  • State 18%
  • Federal 13%

Of the $15,224 per pupil, $9,697 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Property tax

What homeowners in Cloud Lake pay

Typical tax bill
$1,761
a year · Florida typical $2,730
Effective rate
0.76%
of home value · Florida 0.76%
Typical home value
$233,100
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Cloud Lake's government

Town hall & decisions in Cloud Lake →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Cloud Lake

Cloud Lake is represented in Congress by Senators Rick Scott and Ashley Moody and Representative Lois Frankel. Ron DeSantis is governor.

All of Cloud Lake's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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