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Hermosa Beach's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Hermosa Beach took in $55.9 million and spent $48.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes68%Fees for services (parking, transit fares)16%Federal tax money8.6%Fines and other4.7%State tax money2.7%

What stands out

7.6%

of Hermosa Beach's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes68%

Property tax
39%$21.9 million
Other taxes
21%$11.8 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 4 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$4.7 million
  • Public utility taxes$3.2 million
  • Other licenses$1.7 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.2 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$686 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$299 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
7.6%$4.2 million

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$9.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parking and 3 more
  • Other service charges$4.2 million
  • Parking$1.4 million
  • Transit fares$1.2 million
  • Sewer$1.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.0 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.6%

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

From the federal government
8.6%$4.8 million

State tax money2.7%

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

From the state
2.7%$1.5 million

Fines and other4.7%

Fines
2.9%$1.6 million
Interest, rents and other
1.8%$984 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails53%Running the government and other costs20%Roads, transit and parking15%Parks, recreation and libraries7.5%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.2%All other spending2.7%

What stands out

53%

of Hermosa Beach's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
53%$25.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$17.2 million
  • Fire protection$6.9 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.6 million
Running the government and other costs
20%$9.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$9.8 million
Roads, transit and parking
15%$7.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$5.6 million
  • Public transit$1.0 million
  • Parking$442 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.5%$3.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3.7 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.2%$1.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$1.1 million
Housing and community development
1.3%$608 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$376 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.7%$342 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$342 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Hermosa Beach. 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 Hermosa Beach 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.