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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Azusa took in $157 million and spent $123 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)56%City taxes31%Federal tax money7.1%State tax money2.5%Fines and other1.8%County and local tax money1.5%

What stands out

56%

of Azusa's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 30%.

City taxes31%

Other taxes
17%$27.2 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; public utility taxes and 4 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$11.8 million
  • Public utility taxes$11.1 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$2.3 million
  • Other licenses$979 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$865 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$235 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
8.3%$13.0 million
Sales tax
5.8%$9.2 million

Fees for services56%

Fees for services
56%$87.6 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 5 more
  • Electric power$44.6 million
  • Water$24.6 million
  • Other service charges$7.6 million
  • Sewer$3.6 million
  • Transit fares$3.3 million
  • Garbage collection$3.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$829 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.1%

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

From the federal government
7.1%$11.1 million

State tax money2.5%

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

From the state
2.5%$4.0 million

County and local tax money1.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.5%$2.3 million

Fines and other1.8%

Fines
1.1%$1.7 million
Interest, rents and other
0.7%$1.1 million

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities48%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Running the government and other costs11%Interest on debt7.3%Roads, transit and parking6.9%All other spending6.0%

What stands out

48%

of Azusa'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
48%$58.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$38.4 million
  • Water supply$15.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.8 million
  • Sewer systems$1.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$26.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$19.0 million
  • Fire protection$6.0 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.8 million
Running the government and other costs
11%$13.1 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)$12.0 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.1 million
Interest on debt
7.3%$9.0 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt; interest on water supply debt and 1 more
  • Interest on general debt$4.8 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$4.0 million
  • Interest on electric power debt$154 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.9%$8.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$7.0 million
  • Public transit$1.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.3%$5.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$3.7 million
  • Libraries$1.6 million
Health and hospitals
0.9%$1.1 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.1 million
Housing and community development
0.9%$1.1 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Azusa. 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 Azusa 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.