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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Inglewood took in $402 million and spent $615 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes53%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)20%Federal tax money17%Fines and other6.6%State tax money2.2%County and local tax money1.1%

What stands out

17%

of Inglewood's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 3.6%.

City taxes53%

Other taxes
22%$89.8 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 5 more
  • Public utility taxes$23.6 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$19.6 million
  • Amusement licenses$15.7 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$14.9 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$9.9 million
  • Other licenses$5.8 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$335 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
17%$67.4 million
Sales tax
14%$55.3 million

Fees for services20%

Fees for services
20%$81.6 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 5 more
  • Water$26.0 million
  • Garbage collection$22.4 million
  • Other service charges$21.9 million
  • Parking$5.0 million
  • Sewer$3.5 million
  • Parks and recreation$2.7 million
  • Transit fares$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money17%

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

From the federal government
17%$68.2 million

State tax money2.2%

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

From the state
2.2%$8.7 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%$4.4 million

Fines and other6.6%

Interest, rents and other
6.6%$26.7 million
Fines
<0.1%$45 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking27%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Sent to other local governments17%Running the government and other costs17%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.5%All other spending11%

What stands out

17%

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

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
27%$167 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$147 million
  • Public transit$11.9 million
  • Parking$8.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$119 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$87.0 million
  • Fire protection$20.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$9.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$3.1 million
Sent to other local governments
17%$106 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$59.7 million
  • Sent to the state government$46.8 million
Running the government and other costs
17%$106 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$64.2 million
  • Other and not broken out$31.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$10.2 million
  • Government buildings$651 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.5%$46.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; water supply and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$22.7 million
  • Water supply$21.7 million
  • Sewer systems$2.0 million
Housing and community development
5.8%$35.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.3%$20.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$14.8 million
  • Libraries$5.3 million
Interest on debt
1.6%$9.8 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$7.8 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$1.9 million
Health and hospitals
0.5%$3.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3.3 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Inglewood. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Inglewood 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.