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Maricopa's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Maricopa took in $158 million and spent $166 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes38%State tax money31%Fines and other17%Fees for services (parks and recreation, garbage collection)5.4%Federal tax money5.3%County and local tax money2.9%

What stands out

31%

of Maricopa's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 6.4%.

City taxes38%

Sales tax
22%$35.1 million
Property tax
11%$18.2 million
Other taxes
4.6%$7.3 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$5.1 million
  • Public utility taxes$1.8 million
  • Other licenses$451 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.4%

Fees for services
5.4%$8.6 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 2 more
  • Other service charges$5.9 million
  • Parks and recreation$2.6 million
  • Garbage collection$159 thousand
  • Transit fares$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.3%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
5.3%$8.4 million

State tax money31%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
31%$49.3 million

County and local tax money2.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.9%$4.6 million

Fines and other17%

Interest, rents and other
17%$26.5 million
Fines
0.3%$528 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs37%Police, fire, courts and jails31%Roads, transit and parking15%Parks, recreation and libraries7.8%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.0%All other spending2.5%

What stands out

37%

of Maricopa's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
37%$62.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$53.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$6.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$52.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$31.7 million
  • Fire protection$12.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$6.8 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
15%$24.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$24.3 million
  • Public transit$396 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.8%$13.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$11.8 million
  • Libraries$1.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.0%$10.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; electric power and 1 more
  • Water supply$6.8 million
  • Electric power$2.8 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$455 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.1%$1.8 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to the state government$1.2 million
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$577 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$1.3 million
Health and hospitals
0.5%$881 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$881 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$163 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$163 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Maricopa. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of City of Maricopa itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.