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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Irwindale took in $55.0 million and spent $44.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes57%Fines and other30%Fees for services (parks, land and natural resources, parks and recreation)8.8%State tax money3.0%County and local tax money0.3%Federal tax money0.3%

What stands out

36%

of Irwindale's 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 taxes57%

Other taxes
36%$19.7 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; public utility taxes and 4 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$8.3 million
  • Public utility taxes$6.4 million
  • Other licenses$2.5 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$2.2 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$198 thousand
  • Amusement licenses$22 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
16%$8.9 million
Property tax
5.5%$3.0 million

Fees for services8.8%

Fees for services
8.8%$4.8 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks, land and natural resources and 3 more
  • Other service charges$2.5 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$2.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$143 thousand
  • Transit fares$72 thousand
  • Housing$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.3%

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

From the federal government
0.3%$156 thousand

State tax money3.0%

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

From the state
3.0%$1.6 million

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$170 thousand

Fines and other30%

Interest, rents and other
28%$15.6 million
Fines
1.9%$1.1 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs42%Police, fire, courts and jails32%Health and hospitals8.3%Parks, recreation and libraries8.1%Sent to other local governments7.4%All other spending2.2%

What stands out

32%

of Irwindale's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
42%$18.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$9.2 million
  • Other and not broken out$8.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$910 thousand
  • Government buildings$161 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$11 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
32%$14.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Police$8.8 million
  • Inspections and regulation$4.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$516 thousand
  • Fire protection$59 thousand
Health and hospitals
8.3%$3.7 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.1%$3.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$3.0 million
  • Libraries$597 thousand
Sent to other local governments
7.4%$3.3 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$3.3 million
  • Sent to the state government$2 thousand
Housing and community development
1.6%$724 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$97 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$97 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$75 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.2%$69 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingPublic transit; roads and highways and 1 more
  • Public transit$41 thousand
  • Roads and highways$18 thousand
  • Parking$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Irwindale. 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 Irwindale 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.