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Baldwin Park's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Baldwin Park took in $90.7 million and spent $84.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes47%Federal tax money24%Fees for services (electric power, housing)16%State tax money7.4%Fines and other6.1%

What stands out

24%

of Baldwin Park's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 3.6%.

City taxes47%

Sales tax
18%$15.9 million
Property tax
17%$15.2 million
Other taxes
12%$11.3 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 4 more
  • Public utility taxes$5.8 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$2.5 million
  • Other licenses$1.8 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$504 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$427 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$248 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$14.8 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; other service charges and 3 more
  • Electric power$8.8 million
  • Other service charges$4.9 million
  • Housing$986 thousand
  • Transit fares$38 thousand
  • Garbage collection$29 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money24%

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

From the federal government
24%$21.4 million

State tax money7.4%

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

From the state
7.4%$6.7 million

Fines and other6.1%

Interest, rents and other
5.6%$5.1 million
Fines
0.5%$418 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs35%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Water, sewer, trash and utilities11%Housing and community development11%Parks, recreation and libraries7.2%All other spending9.5%

What stands out

11%

of Baldwin Park's spending goes to housing and community development.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 1.4%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
35%$29.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$21.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$8.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$22.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and inspections and regulation
  • Police$20.8 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.3 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
11%$9.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power and garbage and solid waste
  • Electric power$8.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.6 million
Housing and community development
11%$9.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.2%$6.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$6.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
5.3%$4.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$2.7 million
  • Public transit$1.7 million
Interest on debt
3.3%$2.8 million
Health and hospitals
0.9%$762 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$762 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Baldwin Park. 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 Baldwin Park 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.