City government · Imperial County, CA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Holtville took in $11.5 million and spent $11.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)42%City taxes28%State tax money21%Federal tax money7.0%Fines and other2.3%

What stands out

13%

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

City taxes28%

Sales tax
13%$1.5 million
Property tax
8.8%$1.0 million
Other taxes
5.8%$660 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$590 thousand
  • Other licenses$30 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$27 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services42%

Fees for services
42%$4.8 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$1.6 million
  • Sewer$1.5 million
  • Other service charges$1.3 million
  • Garbage collection$353 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.0%

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

From the federal government
7.0%$807 thousand

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$2.4 million

Fines and other2.3%

Interest, rents and other
2.3%$264 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities52%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Running the government and other costs14%Roads, transit and parking12%Interest on debt4.3%All other spending1.6%

What stands out

52%

of Holtville's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
52%$5.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$4.6 million
  • Sewer systems$872 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$311 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$1.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$941 thousand
  • Fire protection$838 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$24 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$1.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.1 million
  • Other and not broken out$315 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$178 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$1.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.4 million
Interest on debt
4.3%$486 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$351 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$135 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.4%$155 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$155 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$23 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$23 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Holtville. 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 Holtville 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.