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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Hesperia took in $119 million and spent $114 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes45%Fees for services (water, sewer)32%Fines and other15%State tax money4.6%Federal tax money1.7%County and local tax money1.6%

What stands out

17%

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

City taxes45%

Property tax
18%$21.7 million
Sales tax
17%$20.2 million
Other taxes
9.8%$11.7 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 4 more
  • Public utility taxes$3.9 million
  • Other licenses$3.3 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$2.0 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.3 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$568 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$544 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services32%

Fees for services
32%$37.5 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$25.7 million
  • Sewer$7.6 million
  • Other service charges$4.2 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.7%

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

From the federal government
1.7%$2.1 million

State tax money4.6%

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

From the state
4.6%$5.5 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%$1.9 million

Fines and other15%

Interest, rents and other
14%$16.6 million
Fines
1.2%$1.4 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails22%Water, sewer, trash and utilities22%Sent to other local governments18%Roads, transit and parking16%Running the government and other costs12%All other spending11%

What stands out

18%

of Hesperia's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities of 50,000+ people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$25.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Police$19.2 million
  • Inspections and regulation$3.3 million
  • Fire protection$2.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$816 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
22%$24.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$15.2 million
  • Sewer systems$7.3 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.3 million
Sent to other local governments
18%$20.6 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$20.3 million
  • Sent to the state government$235 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$17.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$17.9 million
Running the government and other costs
12%$13.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$11.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.9 million
  • Other and not broken out$730 thousand
  • Government buildings$72 thousand
Interest on debt
5.4%$6.2 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$6.2 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$58 thousand
Housing and community development
3.3%$3.8 million
Health and hospitals
1.8%$2.0 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.0 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Hesperia. 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 Hesperia 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.