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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Avenal took in $18.0 million and spent $13.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)35%State tax money24%City taxes19%Fines and other13%Federal tax money9.1%

What stands out

24%

of Avenal's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 7%.

City taxes19%

Property tax
13%$2.3 million
Other taxes
3.9%$706 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 3 more
  • Other licenses$362 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$330 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$7 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$5 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
2.1%$370 thousand

Fees for services35%

Fees for services
35%$6.4 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 5 more
  • Water$3.1 million
  • Sewer$1.7 million
  • Other service charges$791 thousand
  • Garbage collection$742 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$13 thousand
  • Housing$8 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.1%

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

From the federal government
9.1%$1.6 million

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$4.3 million

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
13%$2.3 million
Fines
0.2%$44 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities37%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Running the government and other costs22%Interest on debt5.7%Roads, transit and parking4.2%All other spending8.4%

What stands out

37%

of Avenal's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
37%$5.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$3.1 million
  • Sewer systems$1.3 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$686 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$3.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$3.2 million
Running the government and other costs
22%$3.0 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)$2.5 million
  • Other and not broken out$551 thousand
Interest on debt
5.7%$791 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$545 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$246 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.2%$578 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$578 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.8%$526 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$526 thousand
Housing and community development
3.0%$410 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.6%$219 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$219 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Avenal. 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 Avenal 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.