City government · Riverside County, CA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Calimesa took in $13.2 million and spent $15.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes61%Fines and other16%State tax money14%Fees for services5.8%County and local tax money3.1%Federal tax money0.2%

What stands out

11%

of Calimesa's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes61%

Property tax
40%$5.3 million
Sales tax
11%$1.5 million
Other taxes
10%$1.3 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 3 more
  • Other licenses$574 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$522 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$131 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$96 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.8%

Fees for services
5.8%$764 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$764 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.2%

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

From the federal government
0.2%$30 thousand

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$1.8 million

County and local tax money3.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.1%$413 thousand

Fines and other16%

Interest, rents and other
16%$2.1 million
Fines
0.3%$43 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails34%Roads, transit and parking22%Running the government and other costs21%Sent to other local governments21%Parks, recreation and libraries1.1%All other spending0.9%

What stands out

21%

of Calimesa's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
34%$5.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$2.6 million
  • Fire protection$2.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$160 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$42 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
22%$3.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.3 million
Running the government and other costs
21%$3.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.5 million
  • Other and not broken out$316 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$274 thousand
  • Government buildings$141 thousand
Sent to other local governments
21%$3.1 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$3.0 million
  • Sent to the state government$129 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$160 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$137 thousand
  • Libraries$23 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$81 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$48 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$48 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Calimesa. 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 Calimesa 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.