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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Downey took in $188 million and spent $183 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes55%Fees for services (water, parks and recreation)22%Fines and other12%Federal tax money5.7%State tax money3.4%County and local tax money2.2%

What stands out

21%

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

City taxes55%

Sales tax
21%$38.5 million
Other taxes
17%$32.4 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 4 more
  • Public utility taxes$13.8 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$12.4 million
  • Other licenses$2.3 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.8 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.7 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$440 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
17%$32.3 million

Fees for services22%

Fees for services
22%$41.0 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 2 more
  • Water$18.6 million
  • Other service charges$14.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$6.7 million
  • Sewer$1.5 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.7%

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

From the federal government
5.7%$10.6 million

State tax money3.4%

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

From the state
3.4%$6.4 million

County and local tax money2.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.2%$4.1 million

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
10%$18.7 million
Fines
2.0%$3.7 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails36%Running the government and other costs21%Roads, transit and parking13%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.3%Parks, recreation and libraries8.3%All other spending13%

What stands out

8.3%

of Downey's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 20%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
36%$66.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$43.0 million
  • Fire protection$20.5 million
  • Inspections and regulation$2.9 million
Running the government and other costs
21%$38.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$22.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$15.6 million
Roads, transit and parking
13%$24.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$23.0 million
  • Public transit$1.7 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.3%$15.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$14.7 million
  • Sewer systems$620 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.3%$15.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$11.9 million
  • Libraries$3.4 million
Housing and community development
5.0%$9.2 million
Interest on debt
4.3%$7.9 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$5.3 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$2.7 million
Health and hospitals
3.7%$6.8 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$6.8 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Downey. 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 Downey 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.