City government · Kern County, CA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Delano took in $70.1 million and spent $51.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes39%Fees for services (water, sewer)34%State tax money13%Federal tax money10%Fines and other4.0%County and local tax money0.6%

What stands out

21%

of Delano's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 7.8%.

City taxes39%

Sales tax
21%$14.9 million
Property tax
13%$9.4 million
Other taxes
4.4%$3.1 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 4 more
  • Public utility taxes$1.3 million
  • Other licenses$731 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$686 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$186 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$148 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$73 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services34%

Fees for services
34%$23.5 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 5 more
  • Water$8.9 million
  • Sewer$7.0 million
  • Garbage collection$3.5 million
  • Other service charges$3.5 million
  • Airport$400 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$106 thousand
  • Transit fares$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money10%

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

From the federal government
10%$7.1 million

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$8.8 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%$440 thousand

Fines and other4.0%

Interest, rents and other
3.9%$2.7 million
Fines
0.1%$93 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails28%Water, sewer, trash and utilities27%Roads, transit and parking14%Running the government and other costs8.8%Parks, recreation and libraries7.6%All other spending14%

What stands out

7.1%

of Delano's spending goes to housing and community development.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 1.4%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$14.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$11.6 million
  • Fire protection$2.5 million
  • Inspections and regulation$477 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
27%$14.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$7.2 million
  • Sewer systems$3.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$3.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
14%$7.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$4.9 million
  • Public transit$2.2 million
  • Airports$242 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.8%$4.6 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)$4.2 million
  • Other and not broken out$384 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.6%$3.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3.9 million
Housing and community development
7.1%$3.7 million
Interest on debt
5.1%$2.7 million
Health and hospitals
1.4%$713 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$713 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Delano. 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 Delano 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.