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Del Mar's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Del Mar took in $32.8 million and spent $25.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes55%Fees for services (water, sewer)35%Fines and other7.6%State tax money1.9%Federal tax money0.6%

What stands out

26%

of Del Mar's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 2.5%.

City taxes55%

Other taxes
26%$8.4 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; other selective sales taxes and 4 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$3.5 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$3.4 million
  • Other licenses$577 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$383 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$282 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$274 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
22%$7.3 million
Sales tax
6.8%$2.2 million

Fees for services35%

Fees for services
35%$11.5 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$5.0 million
  • Sewer$3.9 million
  • Parking$1.5 million
  • Other service charges$1.1 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.6%

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

From the federal government
0.6%$212 thousand

State tax money1.9%

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

From the state
1.9%$625 thousand

Fines and other7.6%

Interest, rents and other
4.3%$1.4 million
Fines
3.2%$1.1 million

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities27%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Running the government and other costs25%Roads, transit and parking9.4%Parks, recreation and libraries9.3%All other spending4.2%

What stands out

25%

of Del Mar's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
27%$6.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$4.3 million
  • Sewer systems$2.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$6.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$3.5 million
  • Fire protection$2.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$494 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$6.3 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)$5.8 million
  • Other and not broken out$492 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.4%$2.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.3%$2.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.4 million
Interest on debt
3.7%$944 thousand
Housing and community development
0.4%$96 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$22 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$22 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Del Mar. 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 Del Mar 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.