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Big Bear Lake's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Big Bear Lake took in $68.0 million and spent $66.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes45%Fees for services (water, sewer)44%Federal tax money6.3%State tax money2.7%Fines and other2.0%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

23%

of Big Bear Lake's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 2.5%.

City taxes45%

Other taxes
23%$15.8 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 4 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$11.5 million
  • Other licenses$1.9 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1.1 million
  • Public utility taxes$877 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$403 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$46 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
16%$10.8 million
Sales tax
6.2%$4.2 million

Fees for services44%

Fees for services
44%$29.6 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 2 more
  • Water$12.2 million
  • Other service charges$7.8 million
  • Sewer$6.1 million
  • Garbage collection$3.6 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.3%

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

From the federal government
6.3%$4.3 million

State tax money2.7%

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

From the state
2.7%$1.8 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$65 thousand

Fines and other2.0%

Interest, rents and other
1.6%$1.1 million
Fines
0.4%$300 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs33%Water, sewer, trash and utilities22%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Roads, transit and parking11%Parks, recreation and libraries9.4%All other spending5.8%

What stands out

9.4%

of Big Bear Lake's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
33%$21.7 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$15.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5.8 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
22%$14.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$6.1 million
  • Sewer systems$5.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$3.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$12.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$6.6 million
  • Police$5.2 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
11%$7.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$7.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.4%$6.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$6.2 million
Health and hospitals
3.4%$2.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.3 million
Interest on debt
1.7%$1.2 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$627 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$527 thousand
Housing and community development
0.7%$436 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Big Bear Lake. 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 Big Bear Lake 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.