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Beverly Hills's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Beverly Hills took in $447 million and spent $390 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes59%Fees for services (water, parking)28%Fines and other9.9%State tax money1.1%County and local tax money1.1%Federal tax money1.0%

What stands out

28%

of Beverly Hills' money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 6.1%.

City taxes59%

Other taxes
28%$123 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; other selective sales taxes and 4 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$53.7 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$42.5 million
  • Other licenses$23.5 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$2.1 million
  • Public utility taxes$1.3 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$316 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
20%$91.3 million
Sales tax
11%$47.5 million

Fees for services28%

Fees for services
28%$126 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; parking and 5 more
  • Water$40.5 million
  • Parking$38.6 million
  • Garbage collection$16.0 million
  • Sewer$14.3 million
  • Other service charges$12.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$4.5 million
  • Transit fares$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.0%

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

From the federal government
1.0%$4.4 million

State tax money1.1%

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

From the state
1.1%$4.9 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%$4.7 million

Fines and other9.9%

Interest, rents and other
8.2%$36.8 million
Fines
1.7%$7.6 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails32%Roads, transit and parking20%Water, sewer, trash and utilities15%Running the government and other costs12%Parks, recreation and libraries10%All other spending11%

What stands out

6.4%

of Beverly Hills' spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
32%$125 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$89.1 million
  • Fire protection$24.2 million
  • Inspections and regulation$11.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
20%$78.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingParking and roads and highways
  • Parking$61.1 million
  • Roads and highways$17.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
15%$59.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$28.5 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$16.8 million
  • Sewer systems$13.7 million
Running the government and other costs
12%$45.4 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)$27.2 million
  • Other and not broken out$18.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
10%$39.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$29.2 million
  • Libraries$10.7 million
Health and hospitals
6.4%$25.0 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$25.0 million
Housing and community development
3.3%$13.0 million
Interest on debt
1.2%$4.5 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$3.0 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$1.5 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Beverly Hills. 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 Beverly Hills 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.