City government · Riverside County, CA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Menifee took in $123 million and spent $160 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes63%Fines and other15%Fees for services (parks and recreation)12%State tax money4.9%Federal tax money4.2%

What stands out

28%

of Menifee's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 7.8%.

City taxes63%

Sales tax
28%$34.6 million
Property tax
21%$25.9 million
Other taxes
14%$17.5 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 3 more
  • Other licenses$10.6 million
  • Public utility taxes$4.8 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$1.5 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$529 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$139 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$15.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$14.8 million
  • Parks and recreation$398 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.2%

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

From the federal government
4.2%$5.1 million

State tax money4.9%

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

From the state
4.9%$6.0 million

Fines and other15%

Interest, rents and other
15%$18.6 million
Fines
0.4%$437 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails28%Roads, transit and parking25%Running the government and other costs20%Sent to other local governments14%Housing and community development7.7%All other spending5.2%

What stands out

14%

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

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$44.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$24.7 million
  • Fire protection$12.6 million
  • Inspections and regulation$6.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$593 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
25%$40.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$40.8 million
Running the government and other costs
20%$32.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$13.6 million
  • Other and not broken out$9.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$8.7 million
  • Government buildings$393 thousand
Sent to other local governments
14%$22.0 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$22.0 million
Housing and community development
7.7%$12.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.8%$6.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$6.0 million
  • Libraries$50 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.9%$1.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.4 million
Interest on debt
0.6%$968 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Menifee. 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 Menifee 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.