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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Fontana took in $410 million and spent $399 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes49%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)20%Fines and other18%Federal tax money8.2%State tax money3.9%County and local tax money1.4%

What stands out

16%

of Fontana's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 6.9%.

City taxes49%

Property tax
26%$107 million
Sales tax
13%$54.0 million
Other taxes
9.5%$39.1 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; occupation and business licenses and 4 more
  • Other licenses$13.6 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$11.9 million
  • Public utility taxes$11.2 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$1.2 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.1 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$61 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services20%

Fees for services
20%$82.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 4 more
  • Other service charges$38.9 million
  • Sewer$29.5 million
  • Garbage collection$7.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$4.2 million
  • Housing$1.4 million
  • Parking$1.1 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.2%

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

From the federal government
8.2%$33.7 million

State tax money3.9%

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

From the state
3.9%$16.0 million

County and local tax money1.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.4%$5.8 million

Fines and other18%

Interest, rents and other
16%$65.9 million
Fines
1.5%$6.2 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails34%Running the government and other costs28%Roads, transit and parking15%Housing and community development8.9%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.5%All other spending7.1%

What stands out

8.9%

of Fontana's spending goes to housing and community development.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 1.4%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
34%$136 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$82.3 million
  • Fire protection$45.9 million
  • Inspections and regulation$7.7 million
Running the government and other costs
28%$112 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)$92.7 million
  • Other and not broken out$19.7 million
Roads, transit and parking
15%$60.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$60.8 million
Housing and community development
8.9%$35.4 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.5%$26.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$24.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.8%$15.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$15.1 million
Interest on debt
3.0%$11.9 million
Health and hospitals
0.3%$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 Fontana. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of City of Fontana 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.