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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Malibu took in $59.6 million and spent $65.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes78%Fines and other13%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)7.6%State tax money1.6%County and local tax money0.5%

What stands out

38%

of Malibu'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 taxes78%

Other taxes
38%$22.9 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 3 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$11.0 million
  • Other licenses$6.6 million
  • Public utility taxes$3.4 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$1.6 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$389 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
27%$16.0 million
Sales tax
12%$7.4 million

Fees for services7.6%

Fees for services
7.6%$4.6 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 2 more
  • Sewer$2.2 million
  • Other service charges$1.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$570 thousand
  • Garbage collection$144 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%$20 thousand

State tax money1.6%

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

From the state
1.6%$938 thousand

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.5%$307 thousand

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
9.4%$5.6 million
Fines
3.1%$1.9 million

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments24%Running the government and other costs23%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Roads, transit and parking14%Interest on debt7.3%All other spending9.9%

What stands out

24%

of Malibu's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Sent to other local governments
24%$15.7 million
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$15.7 million
Running the government and other costs
23%$15.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$10.8 million
  • Other and not broken out$2.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.6 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$14.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$10.2 million
  • Inspections and regulation$3.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
14%$9.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$8.9 million
  • Public transit$93 thousand
Interest on debt
7.3%$4.8 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.6%$3.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3.6 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.0%$2.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$1.9 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$131 thousand
Housing and community development
1.2%$794 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$71 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$71 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$9 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Malibu. 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 Malibu 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.