City government · Riverside County, CA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Cathedral took in $92.9 million and spent $109 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes60%Federal tax money13%Fines and other11%Fees for services (garbage collection, housing)8.5%County and local tax money4.3%State tax money3.0%

What stands out

28%

of Cathedral's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 7.8%.

City taxes60%

Sales tax
28%$25.8 million
Other taxes
21%$19.7 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 4 more
  • Public utility taxes$5.9 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$5.3 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$4.5 million
  • Other licenses$2.9 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$505 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$464 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
11%$10.0 million

Fees for services8.5%

Fees for services
8.5%$7.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Other service charges$6.6 million
  • Garbage collection$1.2 million
  • Housing$133 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money13%

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

From the federal government
13%$12.2 million

State tax money3.0%

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

From the state
3.0%$2.8 million

County and local tax money4.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.3%$4.0 million

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
10%$9.7 million
Fines
0.8%$768 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails46%Running the government and other costs23%Roads, transit and parking17%Interest on debt8.4%Health and hospitals3.4%All other spending2.8%

What stands out

0.7%

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

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
46%$50.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$30.6 million
  • Fire protection$16.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$3.3 million
Running the government and other costs
23%$24.7 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)$23.4 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
17%$18.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$18.1 million
Interest on debt
8.4%$9.2 million
Health and hospitals
3.4%$3.7 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.3%$1.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.5 million
Housing and community development
0.8%$841 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.7%$711 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$711 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Cathedral. 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 Cathedral 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.