Town government · San Bernardino County, CA

Apple Valley's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Apple Valley took in $100 million and spent $93.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (garbage collection, sewer)49%Town taxes30%Federal tax money11%State tax money5.8%Fines and other3.0%County and local tax money0.8%

What stands out

49%

of Apple Valley's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 30%.

Town taxes30%

Property tax
15%$14.6 million
Sales tax
11%$11.1 million
Other taxes
4.5%$4.5 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$2.0 million
  • Other licenses$1.8 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$425 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$209 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$44 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services49%

Fees for services
49%$48.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Other service charges$26.0 million
  • Garbage collection$15.1 million
  • Sewer$6.8 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.0 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$11.0 million

State tax money5.8%

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

From the state
5.8%$5.8 million

County and local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.8%$772 thousand

Fines and other3.0%

Interest, rents and other
2.5%$2.5 million
Fines
0.5%$528 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities44%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Roads, transit and parking15%Running the government and other costs11%Parks, recreation and libraries5.0%All other spending5.7%

What stands out

44%

of Apple Valley's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 20%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
44%$41.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Electric power$23.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$12.1 million
  • Sewer systems$6.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$18.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and inspections and regulation
  • Police$16.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.6 million
Roads, transit and parking
15%$13.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$13.7 million
Running the government and other costs
11%$10.2 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)$8.2 million
  • Other and not broken out$2.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.0%$4.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$4.7 million
Housing and community development
2.5%$2.3 million
Health and hospitals
2.4%$2.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.2 million
Interest on debt
0.8%$784 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Apple Valley. 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 Town of Apple Valley 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.