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Lemon Grove's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Lemon Grove took in $37.2 million and spent $29.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes46%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)45%Fines and other4.1%State tax money4.0%County and local tax money0.8%Federal tax money0.3%

What stands out

20%

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

City taxes46%

Sales tax
20%$7.6 million
Property tax
18%$6.6 million
Other taxes
7.8%$2.9 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 4 more
  • Public utility taxes$1.0 million
  • Other licenses$856 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$658 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$203 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$78 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$69 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services45%

Fees for services
45%$16.7 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 1 more
  • Sewer$15.4 million
  • Other service charges$1.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$58 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%$104 thousand

State tax money4.0%

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

From the state
4.0%$1.5 million

County and local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.8%$316 thousand

Fines and other4.1%

Interest, rents and other
3.7%$1.4 million
Fines
0.4%$143 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails42%Water, sewer, trash and utilities32%Roads, transit and parking11%Running the government and other costs9.0%Parks, recreation and libraries2.9%All other spending2.9%

What stands out

42%

of Lemon Grove's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
42%$12.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$6.8 million
  • Fire protection$4.7 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.1 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
32%$9.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$9.5 million
Roads, transit and parking
11%$3.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$3.4 million
  • Public transit$43 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.0%$2.7 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)$1.6 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.9%$857 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$857 thousand
Housing and community development
1.9%$564 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.1%$314 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$314 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Lemon Grove. 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 Lemon Grove 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.