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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Coronado took in $90.0 million and spent $83.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes69%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)20%Federal tax money6.4%State tax money3.3%County and local tax money1.1%Fines and other0.8%

What stands out

24%

of Coronado's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 6.1%.

City taxes69%

Property tax
39%$35.3 million
Other taxes
24%$22.0 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 3 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$19.7 million
  • Public utility taxes$918 thousand
  • Other licenses$771 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$527 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$60 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
5.1%$4.6 million

Fees for services20%

Fees for services
20%$17.7 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; parks and recreation and 2 more
  • Sewer$8.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$6.6 million
  • Other service charges$2.5 million
  • Garbage collection$414 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.4%

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

From the federal government
6.4%$5.7 million

State tax money3.3%

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

From the state
3.3%$3.0 million

County and local tax money1.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.1%$960 thousand

Fines and other0.8%

Interest, rents and other
0.6%$508 thousand
Fines
0.2%$196 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails30%Running the government and other costs26%Parks, recreation and libraries16%Water, sewer, trash and utilities14%Roads, transit and parking13%All other spending0.5%

What stands out

16%

of Coronado's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 5.6%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$25.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$15.5 million
  • Fire protection$8.5 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.0 million
Running the government and other costs
26%$21.9 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)$12.6 million
  • Other and not broken out$9.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
16%$13.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$10.4 million
  • Libraries$3.1 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
14%$11.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$10.8 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$714 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$11.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$10.9 million
  • Public transit$212 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$312 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$312 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$50 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$45 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Coronado. 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 Coronado 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.