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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Burbank took in $621 million and spent $491 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)54%City taxes32%Fines and other8.0%Federal tax money3.7%State tax money1.9%County and local tax money0.8%

What stands out

54%

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

City taxes32%

Property tax
12%$74.9 million
Other taxes
11%$68.9 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 4 more
  • Public utility taxes$20.4 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$17.7 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$17.2 million
  • Other licenses$9.8 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$2.7 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$1.0 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
8.9%$55.3 million

Fees for services54%

Fees for services
54%$333 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; other service charges and 8 more
  • Electric power$199 million
  • Other service charges$41.9 million
  • Water$36.2 million
  • Garbage collection$21.4 million
  • Sewer$19.5 million
  • Parks and recreation$11.9 million
  • Parking$1.1 million
  • Housing$889 thousand
  • Transit fares$196 thousand
  • Road charges$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.7%

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

From the federal government
3.7%$22.7 million

State tax money1.9%

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

From the state
1.9%$11.9 million

County and local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.8%$4.7 million

Fines and other8.0%

Interest, rents and other
7.7%$47.8 million
Fines
0.4%$2.2 million

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities40%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Running the government and other costs13%Roads, transit and parking6.5%Parks, recreation and libraries6.1%All other spending12%

What stands out

40%

of Burbank's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 20%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
40%$196 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$129 million
  • Water supply$30.3 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$20.9 million
  • Sewer systems$15.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$113 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$71.4 million
  • Fire protection$36.6 million
  • Inspections and regulation$4.8 million
Running the government and other costs
13%$64.0 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)$35.2 million
  • Other and not broken out$28.8 million
Roads, transit and parking
6.5%$31.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$24.9 million
  • Public transit$6.3 million
  • Parking$603 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.1%$30.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$21.0 million
  • Libraries$9.2 million
Health and hospitals
4.7%$22.9 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$22.9 million
Housing and community development
4.5%$22.1 million
Interest on debt
2.4%$11.9 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on electric power debt; interest on water supply debt and 1 more
  • Interest on electric power debt$9.3 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$2.5 million
  • Interest on general debt$92 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Burbank. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of City of Burbank 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.