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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Covina took in $82.5 million and spent $115 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes64%Fees for services (water, sewer)27%Federal tax money4.7%State tax money3.2%Fines and other1.2%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

20%

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

City taxes64%

Other taxes
26%$21.3 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; public utility taxes and 4 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$10.7 million
  • Public utility taxes$7.3 million
  • Other licenses$1.9 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$727 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$362 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$278 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
20%$16.4 million
Property tax
18%$15.1 million

Fees for services27%

Fees for services
27%$22.0 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 5 more
  • Water$11.8 million
  • Other service charges$4.8 million
  • Sewer$3.3 million
  • Garbage collection$1.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$689 thousand
  • Parking$115 thousand
  • Transit fares$83 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.7%

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

From the federal government
4.7%$3.9 million

State tax money3.2%

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

From the state
3.2%$2.7 million

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$242 thousand

Fines and other1.2%

Interest, rents and other
0.8%$650 thousand
Fines
0.4%$302 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails63%Running the government and other costs9.1%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.0%Parks, recreation and libraries6.5%Roads, transit and parking6.3%All other spending6.9%

What stands out

63%

of Covina'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
63%$72.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$60.9 million
  • Fire protection$9.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$2.3 million
Running the government and other costs
9.1%$10.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$10.5 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.0%$9.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$6.4 million
  • Sewer systems$1.5 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.5%$7.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$5.8 million
  • Libraries$1.7 million
Roads, transit and parking
6.3%$7.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$5.9 million
  • Public transit$1.1 million
  • Parking$204 thousand
Housing and community development
3.3%$3.8 million
Health and hospitals
2.9%$3.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3.4 million
Interest on debt
0.7%$755 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$446 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$309 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Covina. 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 Covina 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.