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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), La Quinta took in $112 million and spent $69.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes65%County and local tax money20%State tax money9.2%Fees for services (parks and recreation)6.4%Federal tax money0.5%

What stands out

41%

of La Quinta's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 6.1%.

City taxes65%

Other taxes
41%$46.3 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 3 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$17.1 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$15.7 million
  • Other licenses$10.1 million
  • Public utility taxes$2.1 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$1.4 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
13%$14.2 million
Sales tax
11%$12.6 million

Fees for services6.4%

Fees for services
6.4%$7.2 million
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation and other service charges
  • Parks and recreation$4.8 million
  • Other service charges$2.5 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.5%

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

From the federal government
0.5%$521 thousand

State tax money9.2%

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

From the state
9.2%$10.4 million

County and local tax money20%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
20%$23.0 million

Fines and other-1.7%

Fines
0.6%$658 thousand
Interest, rents and other
-2.3%-$2.6 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails41%Running the government and other costs24%Roads, transit and parking16%Parks, recreation and libraries13%Health and hospitals2.9%All other spending3.0%

What stands out

0.7%

of La Quinta's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
41%$28.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$16.9 million
  • Fire protection$7.5 million
  • Inspections and regulation$3.8 million
Running the government and other costs
24%$16.8 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)$11.8 million
  • Other and not broken out$5.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
16%$11.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$11.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
13%$9.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$7.4 million
  • Libraries$1.5 million
Health and hospitals
2.9%$2.0 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.0 million
Housing and community development
2.3%$1.6 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.7%$487 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and gas supply
  • Water supply$451 thousand
  • Gas supply$36 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$12 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of La Quinta. 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 Quinta 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.