Town Hall · Coleman

Coleman, FL town hall & government

Coleman spent $1 million in the year to September 30, 2022, about $1,060 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Coleman's money goes

Spent
$1 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,060
typical Florida cities: $1,939
Long-term debt
$411,000
$425 per resident
Water & other utilities
$344,00034%
Administration & buildings
$141,00014%
Police
$114,00011%
Roads & transportation
$102,00010%
Sewer & trash
$91,0009%
Parks & libraries
$30,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$13,0001%
Other
$191,00019%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 24%
  • Property taxes 20%
  • From the federal government 14%
  • Sales taxes 13%
  • Fees & charges 9%
  • From other local governments 9%
  • From the state 6%
  • Other taxes & licenses 4%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Coleman

Full-time staff
5
20 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$38,400
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
2
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
2 full-time13 part
Parks & libraries
0 full-time5 part
Police
2 full-time
Sewer & trash
0 full-time1 part
Other
1 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Coleman didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Sumter County School District

Coleman's K–12 school district, shared with Bushnell, Center Hill, Webster and Wildwood. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,013
Florida: $13,006
Students
9,598
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$48.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 76%
  • State 11%
  • Federal 13%

Of the $14,013 per pupil, $7,823 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 Coleman pay

Typical tax bill
$758
a year · Florida typical $2,730
Effective rate
0.47%
of home value · Florida 0.76%
Typical home value
$161,800
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 Coleman's government

Town hall & decisions in Coleman →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Coleman

Coleman is represented in Congress by Senators Rick Scott and Ashley Moody and Representative Daniel Webster. Ron DeSantis is governor.

All of Coleman'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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