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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Alhambra took in $141 million and spent $119 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes58%Fees for services (water, sewer)33%State tax money4.4%Federal tax money4.0%Fines and other0.6%

What stands out

20%

of Alhambra's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 7.8%.

City taxes58%

Property tax
20%$28.7 million
Sales tax
20%$28.4 million
Other taxes
17%$24.4 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; public utility taxes and 4 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$11.7 million
  • Public utility taxes$6.8 million
  • Other licenses$3.2 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.8 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$595 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$363 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services33%

Fees for services
33%$46.5 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 5 more
  • Water$16.7 million
  • Other service charges$16.2 million
  • Sewer$8.1 million
  • Parking$2.0 million
  • Garbage collection$1.9 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.8 million
  • Transit fares$24 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.0%

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

From the federal government
4.0%$5.6 million

State tax money4.4%

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

From the state
4.4%$6.2 million

Fines and other0.6%

Fines
1.7%$2.4 million
Interest, rents and other
-1.1%-$1.6 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails42%Water, sewer, trash and utilities18%Roads, transit and parking15%Running the government and other costs11%Parks, recreation and libraries7.9%All other spending5.8%

What stands out

42%

of Alhambra's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 25%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
42%$50.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$29.8 million
  • Fire protection$19.7 million
  • Inspections and regulation$766 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
18%$21.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$16.0 million
  • Sewer systems$4.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
15%$18.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$14.6 million
  • Public transit$2.1 million
  • Parking$1.6 million
Running the government and other costs
11%$12.6 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)$11.6 million
  • Other and not broken out$955 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.9%$9.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$6.9 million
  • Libraries$2.5 million
Health and hospitals
3.8%$4.5 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4.5 million
Housing and community development
1.3%$1.5 million
Interest on debt
0.8%$904 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$853 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$51 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Alhambra. 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 Alhambra 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.