City government · Imperial County, CA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Calipatria took in $4.8 million and spent $4.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes27%State tax money22%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)21%Federal tax money18%Fines and other11%County and local tax money2.2%

What stands out

18%

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

City taxes27%

Property tax
17%$797 thousand
Sales tax
8.2%$395 thousand
Other taxes
2.0%$95 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 3 more
  • Other licenses$39 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$29 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$14 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$10 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services21%

Fees for services
21%$1.0 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Sewer$591 thousand
  • Garbage collection$305 thousand
  • Other service charges$93 thousand
  • Housing$15 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money18%

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

From the federal government
18%$851 thousand

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$1.0 million

County and local tax money2.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.2%$105 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
11%$511 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking28%Water, sewer, trash and utilities25%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Running the government and other costs20%Health and hospitals3.0%Parks, recreation and libraries2.7%

What stands out

28%

of Calipatria's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
28%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
  • Airports$11 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
25%$1.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$726 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$382 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$973 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$511 thousand
  • Fire protection$462 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$866 thousand
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)$468 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$398 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.0%$131 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$131 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.7%$118 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$112 thousand
  • Libraries$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Calipatria. 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 Calipatria 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.