City government · San Bernardino County, CA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Montclair took in $72.6 million and spent $52.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes63%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)19%Federal tax money7.6%State tax money6.7%Fines and other2.6%County and local tax money0.8%

What stands out

24%

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

City taxes63%

Other taxes
26%$18.5 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; public utility taxes and 4 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$13.9 million
  • Public utility taxes$2.8 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$865 thousand
  • Other licenses$732 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$162 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$80 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
24%$17.6 million
Property tax
14%$9.9 million

Fees for services19%

Fees for services
19%$13.8 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 2 more
  • Sewer$6.0 million
  • Other service charges$4.1 million
  • Garbage collection$3.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$83 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.6%

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

From the federal government
7.6%$5.5 million

State tax money6.7%

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

From the state
6.7%$4.9 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%$570 thousand

Fines and other2.6%

Interest, rents and other
1.8%$1.3 million
Fines
0.8%$563 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails28%Running the government and other costs19%Water, sewer, trash and utilities15%Roads, transit and parking13%Health and hospitals9.5%All other spending15%

What stands out

10%

of Montclair's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$14.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$12.3 million
  • Fire protection$1.8 million
  • Inspections and regulation$673 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$10.2 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)$6.1 million
  • Other and not broken out$4.1 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
15%$8.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$5.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.9 million
Roads, transit and parking
13%$7.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$7.0 million
Health and hospitals
9.5%$5.0 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5.0 million
Housing and community development
6.5%$3.4 million
Interest on debt
4.4%$2.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.8%$2.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.0 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Montclair. 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 Montclair 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.