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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Bellflower took in $71.3 million and spent $82.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes69%Federal tax money12%Fees for services (water, parks and recreation)8.2%State tax money7.3%Fines and other3.1%County and local tax money0.6%

What stands out

28%

of Bellflower's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 7.2%.

City taxes69%

Other taxes
28%$20.0 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; public utility taxes and 4 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$10.7 million
  • Public utility taxes$5.7 million
  • Other licenses$1.3 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.2 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$867 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$249 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
22%$15.5 million
Property tax
19%$13.6 million

Fees for services8.2%

Fees for services
8.2%$5.8 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 2 more
  • Other service charges$2.4 million
  • Water$2.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.2 million
  • Road charges$151 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$8.6 million

State tax money7.3%

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

From the state
7.3%$5.2 million

County and local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.6%$395 thousand

Fines and other3.1%

Fines
3.2%$2.3 million
Interest, rents and other
-<0.1%-$50 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs27%Roads, transit and parking23%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Sent to other local governments16%Housing and community development5.3%All other spending8.2%

What stands out

16%

of Bellflower's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities of 50,000+ people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
27%$22.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$13.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$8.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.3 million
  • Government buildings$66 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
23%$18.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$16.4 million
  • Public transit$2.2 million
  • Parking$419 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$17.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$15.7 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$390 thousand
Sent to other local governments
16%$13.1 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$13.0 million
  • Sent to the state government$88 thousand
Housing and community development
5.3%$4.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.6%$3.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3.8 million
Interest on debt
1.9%$1.6 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$1.2 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$375 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.7%$1.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$1.4 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Bellflower. 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 Bellflower 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.