City government · Kern County, CA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Arvin took in $15.7 million and spent $14.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes57%Fees for services (sewer, transit fares)25%State tax money6.4%Fines and other5.9%Federal tax money3.9%County and local tax money1.1%

What stands out

18%

of Arvin's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes57%

Other taxes
23%$3.7 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; public utility taxes and 3 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$2.9 million
  • Public utility taxes$502 thousand
  • Other licenses$225 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$27 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$22 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
18%$2.8 million
Property tax
16%$2.5 million

Fees for services25%

Fees for services
25%$4.0 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 1 more
  • Sewer$3.0 million
  • Other service charges$955 thousand
  • Transit fares$40 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.9%

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

From the federal government
3.9%$619 thousand

State tax money6.4%

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

From the state
6.4%$1.0 million

County and local tax money1.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.1%$165 thousand

Fines and other5.9%

Interest, rents and other
5.8%$912 thousand
Fines
0.1%$21 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails30%Roads, transit and parking22%Running the government and other costs18%Water, sewer, trash and utilities15%Housing and community development6.3%All other spending9.2%

What stands out

6.3%

of Arvin's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$4.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$3.6 million
  • Fire protection$698 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
22%$3.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$2.4 million
  • Public transit$779 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$2.6 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)$2.5 million
  • Other and not broken out$83 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
15%$2.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$2.2 million
Housing and community development
6.3%$911 thousand
Health and hospitals
5.4%$780 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$780 thousand
Interest on debt
2.0%$287 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.9%$275 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$275 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Arvin. 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 Arvin 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.