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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), La Puente took in $28.8 million and spent $38.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes72%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)14%State tax money9.2%Federal tax money8.8%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

25%

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

City taxes72%

Property tax
25%$7.2 million
Sales tax
25%$7.1 million
Other taxes
23%$6.6 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; public utility taxes and 4 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$4.3 million
  • Public utility taxes$1.1 million
  • Other licenses$627 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$283 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$173 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$101 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$4.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 2 more
  • Other service charges$2.6 million
  • Sewer$1.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$53 thousand
  • Transit fares$37 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.8%

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

From the federal government
8.8%$2.5 million

State tax money9.2%

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

From the state
9.2%$2.7 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%$47 thousand

Fines and other-4.4%

Fines
1.5%$446 thousand
Interest, rents and other
-6.0%-$1.7 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails26%Parks, recreation and libraries21%Roads, transit and parking20%Running the government and other costs17%Housing and community development9.9%All other spending7.5%

What stands out

10%

of La Puente's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$9.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and inspections and regulation
  • Police$9.2 million
  • Inspections and regulation$604 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
21%$7.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$7.9 million
Roads, transit and parking
20%$7.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$6.6 million
  • Public transit$771 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$6.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.8 million
  • Other and not broken out$2.5 million
Housing and community development
9.9%$3.8 million
Interest on debt
4.2%$1.6 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.6%$992 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$992 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$239 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$239 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of La Puente. 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 Puente 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.