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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Compton took in $168 million and spent $159 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes65%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)23%Federal tax money5.3%Fines and other4.2%State tax money2.5%County and local tax money0.1%

What stands out

25%

of Compton's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 7.2%.

City taxes65%

Property tax
32%$53.9 million
Other taxes
25%$42.0 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; public utility taxes and 4 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$22.3 million
  • Public utility taxes$13.5 million
  • Other licenses$4.2 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.7 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$297 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$56 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
7.7%$12.9 million

Fees for services23%

Fees for services
23%$38.3 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 3 more
  • Water$18.5 million
  • Other service charges$11.4 million
  • Garbage collection$5.7 million
  • Sewer$2.7 million
  • Transit fares$31 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.3%

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

From the federal government
5.3%$8.9 million

State tax money2.5%

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

From the state
2.5%$4.3 million

County and local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.1%$173 thousand

Fines and other4.2%

Interest, rents and other
2.8%$4.8 million
Fines
1.3%$2.3 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs44%Police, fire, courts and jails32%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.1%Roads, transit and parking7.5%Housing and community development5.6%All other spending2.2%

What stands out

44%

of Compton's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
44%$69.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$42.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$27.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
32%$50.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$32.0 million
  • Fire protection$17.8 million
  • Inspections and regulation$900 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.1%$14.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$8.5 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$5.8 million
  • Sewer systems$252 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.5%$12.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$10.2 million
  • Public transit$1.8 million
Housing and community development
5.6%$8.9 million
Interest on debt
2.0%$3.1 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$2.1 million
  • Interest on general debt$986 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$352 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$352 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Compton. 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 Compton 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.