City government · Riverside County, CA

Indian Wells's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Indian Wells took in $75.2 million and spent $79.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (parks and recreation, housing)43%City taxes42%Fines and other12%State tax money3.0%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

32%

of Indian Wells' money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 2.5%.

City taxes42%

Other taxes
32%$24.1 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; amusement licenses and 5 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$12.2 million
  • Amusement licenses$5.1 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$4.2 million
  • Public utility taxes$1.4 million
  • Other licenses$690 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$389 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$226 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
6.8%$5.1 million
Sales tax
2.9%$2.2 million

Fees for services43%

Fees for services
43%$32.4 million
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; other service charges and 3 more
  • Parks and recreation$22.4 million
  • Other service charges$5.7 million
  • Housing$2.6 million
  • Garbage collection$1.6 million
  • Road charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.0%

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

From the state
3.0%$2.2 million

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$145 thousand

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
12%$8.9 million
Fines
0.1%$86 thousand

Where it goes

Parks, recreation and libraries27%Roads, transit and parking26%Running the government and other costs19%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Housing and community development8.5%All other spending4.5%

What stands out

27%

of Indian Wells' spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Parks, recreation and libraries
27%$21.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$21.5 million
Roads, transit and parking
26%$20.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$20.7 million
Running the government and other costs
19%$14.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$8.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$12.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$5.7 million
  • Fire protection$5.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$996 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$413 thousand
Housing and community development
8.5%$6.8 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.2%$1.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.8 million
Interest on debt
1.5%$1.2 million
Sent to other local governments
0.7%$590 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$590 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Indian Wells. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of City of Indian Wells 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.