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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Glendora took in $79.5 million and spent $59.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes57%Fees for services (water, parks and recreation)35%State tax money5.0%Federal tax money3.4%County and local tax money1.6%

What stands out

19%

of Glendora's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 7.2%.

City taxes57%

Property tax
19%$15.5 million
Other taxes
19%$15.1 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; public utility taxes and 4 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$9.9 million
  • Public utility taxes$2.5 million
  • Other licenses$1.5 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$428 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$427 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$175 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
19%$15.0 million

Fees for services35%

Fees for services
35%$27.7 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 2 more
  • Water$23.1 million
  • Other service charges$3.7 million
  • Parks and recreation$873 thousand
  • Transit fares$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.4%

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

From the federal government
3.4%$2.7 million

State tax money5.0%

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

From the state
5.0%$4.0 million

County and local tax money1.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.6%$1.3 million

Fines and other-2.0%

Fines
0.4%$312 thousand
Interest, rents and other
-2.4%-$1.9 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails34%Water, sewer, trash and utilities23%Running the government and other costs14%Roads, transit and parking12%Parks, recreation and libraries10%All other spending7.5%

What stands out

34%

of Glendora's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 25%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
34%$20.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and inspections and regulation
  • Police$18.2 million
  • Inspections and regulation$2.0 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
23%$13.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$13.5 million
Running the government and other costs
14%$8.4 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)$6.6 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.9 million
Roads, transit and parking
12%$7.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$5.8 million
  • Public transit$1.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
10%$5.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$3.8 million
  • Libraries$2.1 million
Interest on debt
5.9%$3.5 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$2.6 million
  • Interest on general debt$875 thousand
Housing and community development
1.2%$706 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$210 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$210 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Glendora. 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 Glendora 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.