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Ponce Inlet, FL town hall & government

Ponce Inlet spent $11.1 million in the year to September 30, 2022, about $3,331 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Ponce Inlet's money goes

Spent
$11.1 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$3,331
typical Florida cities: $1,939
Long-term debt
$2.4 million
$707 per resident
Parks & libraries
$2 million18%
Fire
$1.9 million17%
Sewer & trash
$1.6 million14%
Water & other utilities
$1.4 million13%
Police
$1.3 million12%
Administration & buildings
$1.2 million11%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$940,0008%
Interest on debt
$82,0001%
Roads & transportation
$34,000<1%
Other
$695,0006%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 40%
  • Fees & charges 27%
  • Utility sales 11%
  • From the state 9%
  • Sales taxes 5%
  • Other taxes & licenses 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • From other local governments 1%
  • From the federal government <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Ponce Inlet

Full-time staff
62
2 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$63,900
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
13
and 13 full-time firefighters
Administration & buildings
16 full-time
Police
15 full-time1 part
Fire
14 full-time
Parks & libraries
1 full-time1 part
Other
16 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Volusia County School District

Ponce Inlet's K–12 school district, shared with Daytona Beach, Daytona Beach Shores, DeBary, DeLand, Deltona and Edgewater. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$11,204
Florida: $13,006
Students
62,742
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$255.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 51%
  • State 32%
  • Federal 17%

Of the $11,204 per pupil, $6,273 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 Ponce Inlet pay

Typical tax bill
$4,818
a year · Florida typical $2,730
Effective rate
0.89%
of home value · Florida 0.76%
Typical home value
$544,300
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 Ponce Inlet's government

🏛️ Official websiteponce-inlet.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Ponce Inlet →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Ponce Inlet

Ponce Inlet is represented in Congress by Senators Rick Scott and Ashley Moody and Representative Cory Mills. Ron DeSantis is governor.

All of Ponce Inlet'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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