Town Hall · Ocoee

Ocoee, FL town hall & government

Ocoee spent $82 million in the year to September 30, 2022, about $1,668 per resident.

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

Local leadership

Who runs Ocoee

Rusty JohnsonMayorSince 2023 Wikidata ↗ Out of date? Sign in to tell us

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Town budget

Where Ocoee's money goes

Spent
$82 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,668
typical Florida cities: $1,939
Long-term debt
$71.9 million
$1,461 per resident
Police
$18.6 million23%
Sewer & trash
$15.4 million19%
Roads & transportation
$10.1 million12%
Fire
$9.2 million11%
Administration & buildings
$6.6 million8%
Parks & libraries
$3.6 million4%
Interest on debt
$2.4 million3%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$1.4 million2%
Water & other utilities
$762,0001%
Other
$14.1 million17%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 22%
  • Utility sales 18%
  • Property taxes 18%
  • From the federal government 12%
  • From the state 12%
  • Interest, fines & other 7%
  • Other taxes & licenses 6%
  • Sales taxes 5%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Ocoee

Full-time staff
387
21 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$57,300
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
87
and 56 full-time firefighters
Police
117 full-time
Fire
67 full-time
Administration & buildings
58 full-time5 part
Sewer & trash
44 full-time
Parks & libraries
30 full-time15 part
Water & other utilities
28 full-time
Roads & transportation
10 full-time
Other
33 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

Orange County School District

Ocoee's K–12 school district, shared with Apopka, Bay Lake, Belle Isle, Eatonville, Edgewood and Lake Buena Vista. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,678
Florida: $13,006
Students
206,815
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$900.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 59%
  • State 26%
  • Federal 14%

Of the $12,678 per pupil, $7,148 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 Ocoee pay

Typical tax bill
$3,275
a year · Florida typical $2,730
Effective rate
0.81%
of home value · Florida 0.76%
Typical home value
$406,400
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.

Local

Contact Ocoee's government

🏛️ Official websiteocoee.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Ocoee →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Ocoee

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

All of Ocoee'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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