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El Monte's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), El Monte took in $150 million and spent $176 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes68%Federal tax money10%Fees for services (water, sewer)9.8%Fines and other7.3%State tax money4.6%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

22%

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

City taxes68%

Property tax
25%$37.8 million
Sales tax
22%$33.4 million
Other taxes
20%$30.7 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; public utility taxes and 4 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$12.6 million
  • Public utility taxes$10.7 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$3.6 million
  • Other licenses$2.5 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$928 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$404 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.8%

Fees for services
9.8%$14.8 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 2 more
  • Water$7.2 million
  • Other service charges$4.1 million
  • Sewer$3.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$155 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%$15.2 million

State tax money4.6%

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

From the state
4.6%$6.9 million

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$318 thousand

Fines and other7.3%

Interest, rents and other
6.5%$9.7 million
Fines
0.8%$1.2 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails34%Running the government and other costs17%Roads, transit and parking16%Sent to other local governments10%Housing and community development9.2%All other spending14%

What stands out

10%

of El Monte's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities of 50,000+ people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
34%$59.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$37.7 million
  • Fire protection$15.6 million
  • Inspections and regulation$3.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.4 million
Running the government and other costs
17%$29.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$24.2 million
  • Other and not broken out$4.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
16%$27.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$22.5 million
  • Public transit$4.7 million
  • Parking$70 thousand
Sent to other local governments
10%$17.9 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$17.9 million
Housing and community development
9.2%$16.1 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.1%$10.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$7.9 million
  • Sewer systems$2.7 million
Interest on debt
4.6%$8.1 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$7.5 million
  • Interest on general debt$659 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.3%$5.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$5.8 million
Health and hospitals
0.3%$513 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$513 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of El Monte. 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 El Monte 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.