Town government · La Paz County, AZ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Quartzsite took in $9.9 million and spent $5.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)39%State tax money37%Town taxes23%Fines and other1.0%

What stands out

20%

of Quartzsite's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes23%

Sales tax
20%$2.0 million
Other taxes
3.0%$295 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$168 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$127 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services39%

Fees for services
39%$3.8 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$2.4 million
  • Water$1.4 million
  • Other service charges$89 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money37%

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

From the state
37%$3.7 million

Fines and other1.0%

Fines
0.7%$66 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.4%$38 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails30%Roads, transit and parking23%Water, sewer, trash and utilities20%Running the government and other costs19%Parks, recreation and libraries7.2%Interest on debt1.6%

What stands out

30%

of Quartzsite's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$1.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$1.7 million
Roads, transit and parking
23%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
20%$1.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$572 thousand
  • Water supply$511 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$1.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$792 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$257 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.2%$400 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$400 thousand
Interest on debt
1.6%$91 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Quartzsite. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Quartzsite 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.