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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Duarte took in $32.3 million and spent $31.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes73%Fees for services (transit fares, parks and recreation)11%Federal tax money8.0%State tax money5.3%Fines and other3.3%

What stands out

24%

of Duarte's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes73%

Other taxes
33%$10.7 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 4 more
  • Other licenses$4.4 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$4.3 million
  • Public utility taxes$1.3 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$372 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$247 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$105 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
24%$7.7 million
Property tax
16%$5.2 million

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$3.4 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; transit fares and 1 more
  • Other service charges$2.4 million
  • Transit fares$726 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$285 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.0%

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

From the federal government
8.0%$2.6 million

State tax money5.3%

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

From the state
5.3%$1.7 million

Fines and other3.3%

Fines
2.2%$700 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.1%$356 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs49%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Roads, transit and parking14%Parks, recreation and libraries8.3%Interest on debt0.4%Housing and community development<0.1%

What stands out

49%

of Duarte's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 18%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
49%$15.4 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$8.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$6.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$8.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and inspections and regulation
  • Police$6.9 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.7 million
Roads, transit and parking
14%$4.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$3.8 million
  • Public transit$759 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.3%$2.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.6 million
Interest on debt
0.4%$136 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$31 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Duarte. 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 Duarte 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.