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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Gardena took in $131 million and spent $106 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes56%County and local tax money15%Federal tax money12%Fees for services (sewer, transit fares)8.0%Fines and other5.9%State tax money3.5%

What stands out

15%

of Gardena's money comes from county and other local tax money.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 0.9%.

City taxes56%

Other taxes
22%$29.1 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; public utility taxes and 4 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$13.4 million
  • Public utility taxes$8.6 million
  • Other licenses$2.9 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$2.6 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.1 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$496 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
21%$27.9 million
Property tax
13%$16.5 million

Fees for services8.0%

Fees for services
8.0%$10.4 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 2 more
  • Other service charges$5.9 million
  • Sewer$2.6 million
  • Transit fares$1.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$268 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$15.0 million

State tax money3.5%

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

From the state
3.5%$4.5 million

County and local tax money15%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
15%$19.4 million

Fines and other5.9%

Interest, rents and other
3.1%$4.0 million
Fines
2.8%$3.7 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails39%Roads, transit and parking34%Parks, recreation and libraries11%Running the government and other costs6.9%Interest on debt4.9%All other spending4.6%

What stands out

34%

of Gardena's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
39%$42.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$32.1 million
  • Fire protection$9.9 million
Roads, transit and parking
34%$35.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingPublic transit and roads and highways
  • Public transit$25.0 million
  • Roads and highways$10.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$11.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$11.3 million
Running the government and other costs
6.9%$7.3 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)$5.4 million
  • Other and not broken out$2.0 million
Interest on debt
4.9%$5.2 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on public transit debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on public transit debt$5.0 million
  • Interest on general debt$231 thousand
Housing and community development
2.3%$2.5 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.3%$1.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$1.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$136 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.0%$1.0 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.0 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Gardena. 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 Gardena 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.