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Diamond Bar's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Diamond Bar took in $39.2 million and spent $31.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes74%Fees for services (parks and recreation)9.7%County and local tax money8.7%State tax money7.5%Federal tax money0.3%Fines and other0.2%

What stands out

29%

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

City taxes74%

Property tax
33%$12.8 million
Sales tax
29%$11.5 million
Other taxes
12%$4.6 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 2 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.4 million
  • Other licenses$1.3 million
  • Public utility taxes$1.3 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$553 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.7%

Fees for services
9.7%$3.8 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$2.7 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.1 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.3%

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

From the federal government
0.3%$112 thousand

State tax money7.5%

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

From the state
7.5%$2.9 million

County and local tax money8.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
8.7%$3.4 million

Fines and other0.2%

Fines
1.1%$437 thousand
Interest, rents and other
-0.9%-$371 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs35%Police, fire, courts and jails29%Roads, transit and parking20%Parks, recreation and libraries9.9%Interest on debt2.1%All other spending3.4%

What stands out

35%

of Diamond Bar's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
35%$11.3 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)$5.7 million
  • Other and not broken out$5.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$9.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$7.6 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.7 million
  • Fire protection$7 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
20%$6.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$4.5 million
  • Public transit$1.9 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.9%$3.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3.2 million
Interest on debt
2.1%$662 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.3%$409 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$409 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.2%$380 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$380 thousand
Housing and community development
0.9%$280 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Diamond Bar. 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 Diamond Bar 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.