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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Escondido took in $315 million and spent $335 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)53%City taxes34%Federal tax money4.5%Fines and other4.4%State tax money3.4%County and local tax money1.0%

What stands out

53%

of Escondido's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 30%.

City taxes34%

Sales tax
16%$50.5 million
Property tax
12%$38.7 million
Other taxes
5.8%$18.2 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$8.2 million
  • Other licenses$4.1 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$2.5 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$2.0 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$1.4 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services53%

Fees for services
53%$166 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 2 more
  • Water$72.4 million
  • Other service charges$46.7 million
  • Sewer$43.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$3.2 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.5%

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

From the federal government
4.5%$14.3 million

State tax money3.4%

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

From the state
3.4%$10.7 million

County and local tax money1.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.0%$3.1 million

Fines and other4.4%

Interest, rents and other
4.2%$13.3 million
Fines
0.2%$603 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities40%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Sent to other local governments10%Roads, transit and parking9.0%Running the government and other costs6.8%All other spending8.2%

What stands out

10%

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

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
40%$135 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$78.3 million
  • Sewer systems$56.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$85.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$51.4 million
  • Fire protection$29.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$4.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$182 thousand
Sent to other local governments
10%$34.5 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$34.5 million
Roads, transit and parking
9.0%$30.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$30.2 million
Running the government and other costs
6.8%$22.6 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)$15.6 million
  • Other and not broken out$5.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.9 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.8%$16.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$12.5 million
  • Libraries$3.6 million
Interest on debt
2.5%$8.2 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$5.5 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$2.8 million
Housing and community development
0.6%$1.9 million
Health and hospitals
0.4%$1.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.2 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Escondido. 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 Escondido 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.