City government · Kings County, CA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Lemoore took in $47.8 million and spent $27.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)49%City taxes23%County and local tax money21%Fines and other5.2%State tax money2.2%Federal tax money<0.1%

What stands out

21%

of Lemoore's money comes from county and other local tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 0.8%.

City taxes23%

Property tax
11%$5.4 million
Other taxes
6.0%$2.9 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; other licenses and 4 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$960 thousand
  • Other licenses$725 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$632 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$304 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$176 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$92 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
5.6%$2.7 million

Fees for services49%

Fees for services
49%$23.3 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Water$12.1 million
  • Garbage collection$6.8 million
  • Sewer$2.8 million
  • Other service charges$1.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$299 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$36 thousand

State tax money2.2%

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

From the state
2.2%$1.0 million

County and local tax money21%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
21%$10.0 million

Fines and other5.2%

Interest, rents and other
5.1%$2.4 million
Fines
<0.1%$37 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities40%Police, fire, courts and jails30%Running the government and other costs13%Roads, transit and parking8.7%Interest on debt4.9%All other spending3.6%

What stands out

40%

of Lemoore'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
40%$11.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$5.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$3.1 million
  • Sewer systems$2.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$8.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$7.3 million
  • Fire protection$586 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$578 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$3.5 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)$2.4 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
8.7%$2.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.4 million
Interest on debt
4.9%$1.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.0%$545 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$545 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.0%$271 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$271 thousand
Housing and community development
0.6%$173 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Lemoore. 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 Lemoore 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.