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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Hemet took in $110 million and spent $80.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes59%Fees for services (water, sewer)27%Fines and other6.0%State tax money5.1%Federal tax money3.4%

What stands out

34%

of Hemet's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 7.8%.

City taxes59%

Sales tax
34%$36.8 million
Property tax
14%$15.6 million
Other taxes
11%$12.1 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$5.8 million
  • Other licenses$4.2 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.0 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$671 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$397 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services27%

Fees for services
27%$29.1 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 1 more
  • Water$14.1 million
  • Other service charges$10.7 million
  • Sewer$4.3 million

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%$3.7 million

State tax money5.1%

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

From the state
5.1%$5.6 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$54 thousand

Fines and other6.0%

Interest, rents and other
5.8%$6.3 million
Fines
0.2%$211 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails63%Water, sewer, trash and utilities15%Roads, transit and parking11%Running the government and other costs6.0%Parks, recreation and libraries3.5%All other spending2.0%

What stands out

63%

of Hemet'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
63%$51.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$31.8 million
  • Fire protection$15.7 million
  • Inspections and regulation$3.7 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
15%$11.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$9.0 million
  • Sewer systems$2.7 million
Roads, transit and parking
11%$8.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$8.6 million
Running the government and other costs
6.0%$4.8 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)$4.3 million
  • Other and not broken out$562 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.5%$2.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$1.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.3 million
Health and hospitals
1.5%$1.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.2 million
Housing and community development
0.5%$395 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Hemet. 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 Hemet 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.