City government · Riverside County, CA

Desert Hot Springs's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Desert Hot Springs took in $40.8 million and spent $36.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes60%Fees for services (parks and recreation, housing)21%State tax money7.0%Federal tax money4.8%Fines and other4.7%County and local tax money2.8%

What stands out

43%

of Desert Hot Springs' 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 taxes60%

Other taxes
43%$17.4 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 4 more
  • Public utility taxes$9.2 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$3.8 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$2.8 million
  • Other licenses$1.1 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$276 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$227 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
11%$4.3 million
Sales tax
6.2%$2.5 million

Fees for services21%

Fees for services
21%$8.6 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Other service charges$6.7 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.9 million
  • Housing$24 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.8%

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

From the federal government
4.8%$2.0 million

State tax money7.0%

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

From the state
7.0%$2.9 million

County and local tax money2.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.8%$1.1 million

Fines and other4.7%

Interest, rents and other
3.7%$1.5 million
Fines
1.0%$395 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails51%Running the government and other costs20%Roads, transit and parking9.7%Parks, recreation and libraries8.9%Interest on debt5.6%All other spending4.1%

What stands out

51%

of Desert Hot Springs' 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
51%$18.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$13.7 million
  • Inspections and regulation$3.3 million
  • Fire protection$1.9 million
Running the government and other costs
20%$7.4 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)$6.8 million
  • Other and not broken out$575 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.7%$3.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.9%$3.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3.3 million
Interest on debt
5.6%$2.1 million
Housing and community development
2.5%$914 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.6%$600 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$600 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Desert Hot Springs. 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 Desert Hot Springs 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.