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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Guadalupe took in $17.9 million and spent $14.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (parks and recreation, water)50%City taxes30%State tax money14%Fines and other6.7%Federal tax money<0.1%

What stands out

10%

of Guadalupe's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes30%

Other taxes
11%$1.9 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$791 thousand
  • Other licenses$789 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$260 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$46 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
10%$1.8 million
Property tax
9.0%$1.6 million

Fees for services50%

Fees for services
50%$8.9 million
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; water and 4 more
  • Parks and recreation$2.8 million
  • Water$2.3 million
  • Sewer$2.1 million
  • Other service charges$875 thousand
  • Road charges$871 thousand
  • Transit fares$45 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$9 thousand

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$2.5 million

Fines and other6.7%

Interest, rents and other
6.7%$1.2 million
Fines
<0.1%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails30%Housing and community development19%Water, sewer, trash and utilities17%Roads, transit and parking15%Running the government and other costs14%All other spending5.2%

What stands out

19%

of Guadalupe's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$4.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$2.8 million
  • Fire protection$1.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$253 thousand
Housing and community development
19%$2.8 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
17%$2.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$1.5 million
  • Sewer systems$1.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
15%$2.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$1.6 million
  • Public transit$530 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$2.1 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)$1.4 million
  • Other and not broken out$755 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.2%$628 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$613 thousand
  • Libraries$15 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$152 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$112 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$40 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Guadalupe. 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 Guadalupe 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.