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La Palma's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), La Palma took in $20.0 million and spent $18.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes60%Fees for services (water, sewer)23%State tax money16%County and local tax money1.4%Fines and other0.6%

What stands out

13%

of La Palma's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes60%

Other taxes
24%$4.7 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; public utility taxes and 4 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$2.4 million
  • Public utility taxes$1.5 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$392 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$236 thousand
  • Other licenses$156 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$76 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
23%$4.5 million
Sales tax
13%$2.7 million

Fees for services23%

Fees for services
23%$4.5 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$3.5 million
  • Sewer$597 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$210 thousand
  • Other service charges$201 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$3.1 million

County and local tax money1.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.4%$275 thousand

Fines and other0.6%

Fines
0.5%$102 thousand
Interest, rents and other
<0.1%$15 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails33%Running the government and other costs27%Water, sewer, trash and utilities20%Roads, transit and parking12%Parks, recreation and libraries6.3%All other spending2.5%

What stands out

27%

of La Palma's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 18%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
33%$6.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$5.5 million
  • Inspections and regulation$315 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$258 thousand
Running the government and other costs
27%$5.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$311 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$205 thousand
  • Government buildings$81 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
20%$3.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$3.3 million
  • Sewer systems$349 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$2.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.3%$1.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.2 million
Sent to other local governments
1.4%$269 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$269 thousand
Housing and community development
1.1%$201 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of La Palma. 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 La Palma 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.