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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Coachella took in $81.3 million and spent $50.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)49%City taxes34%Fines and other11%State tax money4.7%County and local tax money0.6%Federal tax money0.2%

What stands out

7.3%

of Coachella's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes34%

Other taxes
17%$13.9 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; public utility taxes and 4 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$7.4 million
  • Public utility taxes$4.1 million
  • Other licenses$879 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$769 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$614 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$129 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
9.8%$8.0 million
Sales tax
7.3%$6.0 million

Fees for services49%

Fees for services
49%$39.6 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$16.1 million
  • Sewer$15.5 million
  • Other service charges$8.1 million

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%$176 thousand

State tax money4.7%

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

From the state
4.7%$3.8 million

County and local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.6%$510 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
11%$9.1 million
Fines
0.3%$262 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails34%Running the government and other costs23%Water, sewer, trash and utilities15%Roads, transit and parking14%Parks, recreation and libraries8.2%All other spending5.7%

What stands out

34%

of Coachella's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
34%$17.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$9.9 million
  • Fire protection$6.3 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.1 million
Running the government and other costs
23%$11.7 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)$7.6 million
  • Other and not broken out$4.1 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
15%$7.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$5.2 million
  • Sewer systems$2.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
14%$7.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$7.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.2%$4.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$4.2 million
Interest on debt
5.0%$2.6 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$1.9 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$637 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.7%$346 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$346 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$23 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Coachella. 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 Coachella 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.