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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Montebello took in $165 million and spent $142 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes43%Fees for services (transit fares, garbage collection)36%Fines and other12%Federal tax money5.3%State tax money3.9%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

13%

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

City taxes43%

Property tax
17%$28.6 million
Sales tax
13%$21.9 million
Other taxes
12%$20.2 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; other licenses and 4 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$10.2 million
  • Other licenses$4.3 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$2.7 million
  • Public utility taxes$2.3 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$340 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$291 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services36%

Fees for services
36%$60.2 million
What's in fees for servicesTransit fares; other service charges and 4 more
  • Transit fares$28.5 million
  • Other service charges$21.6 million
  • Garbage collection$4.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$3.2 million
  • Water$2.6 million
  • Housing$101 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.3%

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

From the federal government
5.3%$8.7 million

State tax money3.9%

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

From the state
3.9%$6.5 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$143 thousand

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
10%$16.7 million
Fines
1.5%$2.5 million

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking31%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Running the government and other costs24%Interest on debt6.6%Parks, recreation and libraries6.1%All other spending6.1%

What stands out

31%

of Montebello's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
31%$44.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingPublic transit and roads and highways
  • Public transit$23.5 million
  • Roads and highways$20.6 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$37.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$20.2 million
  • Fire protection$15.7 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.1 million
Running the government and other costs
24%$33.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$14.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$10.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$8.7 million
Interest on debt
6.6%$9.3 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt; interest on public transit debt and 1 more
  • Interest on general debt$7.9 million
  • Interest on public transit debt$1.4 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$5 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.1%$8.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$8.7 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.7%$6.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and water supply
  • Garbage and solid waste$4.4 million
  • Water supply$2.3 million
Housing and community development
1.2%$1.6 million
Health and hospitals
0.2%$311 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$311 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Montebello. 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 Montebello 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.