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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Adelanto took in $25.5 million and spent $25.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes72%Fees for services20%State tax money7.2%Fines and other0.5%Federal tax money<0.1%

What stands out

30%

of Adelanto's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 6.1%.

City taxes72%

Property tax
31%$7.9 million
Other taxes
30%$7.8 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; other licenses and 4 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$3.6 million
  • Other licenses$2.0 million
  • Public utility taxes$1.8 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$174 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$57 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
11%$2.8 million

Fees for services20%

Fees for services
20%$5.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$5.1 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$16 thousand

State tax money7.2%

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

From the state
7.2%$1.8 million

Fines and other0.5%

Fines
0.4%$90 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.1%$32 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails54%Running the government and other costs25%Interest on debt10%Roads, transit and parking3.9%Parks, recreation and libraries3.7%All other spending2.4%

What stands out

54%

of Adelanto's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
54%$13.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$7.5 million
  • Fire protection$5.6 million
  • Inspections and regulation$567 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$6.4 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)$4.7 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.7 million
Interest on debt
10%$2.6 million
Roads, transit and parking
3.9%$981 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$760 thousand
  • Public transit$221 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.7%$944 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$944 thousand
Housing and community development
1.6%$406 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.8%$198 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$198 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Adelanto. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Adelanto 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.