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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Indio took in $177 million and spent $140 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes52%Fees for services (water, parks and recreation)26%Fines and other11%Federal tax money6.1%State tax money3.5%County and local tax money1.1%

What stands out

30%

of Indio's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 7.2%.

City taxes52%

Other taxes
30%$53.9 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; other selective sales taxes and 4 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$20.0 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$14.8 million
  • Public utility taxes$12.4 million
  • Other licenses$5.2 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$979 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$634 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
12%$20.9 million
Sales tax
9.6%$16.9 million

Fees for services26%

Fees for services
26%$46.1 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 3 more
  • Water$25.4 million
  • Other service charges$18.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.8 million
  • Garbage collection$260 thousand
  • Housing$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.1%

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

From the federal government
6.1%$10.9 million

State tax money3.5%

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

From the state
3.5%$6.3 million

County and local tax money1.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.1%$2.0 million

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
11%$18.9 million
Fines
0.6%$1.0 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails35%Running the government and other costs24%Roads, transit and parking14%Water, sewer, trash and utilities13%Parks, recreation and libraries4.3%All other spending8.8%

What stands out

35%

of Indio'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
35%$49.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$33.2 million
  • Fire protection$12.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$3.7 million
Running the government and other costs
24%$34.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$22.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$12.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
14%$19.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$19.3 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
13%$18.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$18.8 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.3%$6.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$6.1 million
Interest on debt
3.9%$5.5 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$3.5 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$2.0 million
Health and hospitals
3.0%$4.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4.2 million
Housing and community development
1.9%$2.6 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Indio. 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 Indio 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.