Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0How is Pompano Beach run?
Pompano Beach’s city government spent $309 million on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2024, about $2,752 per resident. Water and other utilities ($32.6 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Pompano Beach is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $2,752 per resident a year, or $7.54 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 30%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$2,330 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Pompano Beach’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($2,330 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 16 Florida cities of 100,000–249,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $2,042, and the middle half spent $1,488–$2,674. Pompano Beach spent more than 56% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($30.7 million), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Florida cities of 100,000–249,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Pompano Beach itself left out).
Day-to-day spending is up 18% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Pompano Beach reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2022: $2,330 · 2023: $2,734 · 2024: $2,752.
full-time in March 2025, down from 808 in 2022.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $3,193 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.91% of the home’s value, vs 0.76% across Florida.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Pompano Beach’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate.
Tax bills are one input to Pompano Beach’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Pompano Beach →
Who’s in charge in Pompano Beach
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Pompano Beach’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on pompanobeachfl.gov ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 145 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (112,302).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Broward County School District
Pompano Beach’s K–12 school district, shared with Coconut Creek, Cooper City, Coral Springs, Dania Beach, Davie and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,412 per pupil, $8,250 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Florida districts overall: 55% local, 29% state, 15% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Pompano Beach’s votes are counted by county
Florida reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Pompano Beach alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Broward County’s results.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat57.8%507,328 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican40.9%358,952 votesOthers: 1.3% (10,982 votes).
Most votes in Broward County: Kamala D Harris
Florida: Trump 56.1%, Harris 43.0%
100% of Pompano Beach lies in Broward County. Every 2024 race in Broward County is on the county’s page.
Broward County’s 2024 results →Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Pompano Beach.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: pompanobeachfl.gov ↗
- 2Florida HousePompano Beach is split between 2 districts
- 3Florida SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseSplit between districts
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Florida
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How Pompano Beach compares with the towns next door
Pompano Beach spent $2,330 per resident in 2022; the 5 neighbors that reported 2022 spent $1,862 to $2,959. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Lighthouse Point | $1,862 | $5,844 |
| Deerfield Beach | $1,928 | $2,825 |
| Lauderdale-by-the-Sea | $2,150 | $5,786 |
| Fort Lauderdale | $2,837 | $4,516 |
| Hillsboro Beach | $2,959 | $6,162 |
| Pompano Beach | $2,330 | $3,193 |
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
Reach Pompano Beach’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Pompano Beach’s government
How much does Pompano Beach spend per resident?
About $2,752 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $2,330 was more than 56% of 16 Florida cities of 100,000–249,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Pompano Beach?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $3,193 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.91% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.76% across Florida. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see pompanobeachfl.gov.
Who runs Pompano Beach’s government?
See pompanobeachfl.gov for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Pompano Beach yet.
How did Pompano Beach vote in 2024?
Florida counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Pompano Beach alone. Broward County, where 100% of Pompano Beach lies, voted Harris 57.8%, Trump 40.9% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Pompano Beach?
777 full-time and 245 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $6.1M (about $72.7M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Pompano Beach in the state legislature?
Pompano Beach is split among 2 State House districts and 2 State Senate districts, so your address decides. The Florida Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Pompano Beach’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll; day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →