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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Moorpark took in $32.1 million and spent $39.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes66%Fees for services (parks and recreation, garbage collection)17%Federal tax money7.3%State tax money6.4%Fines and other2.5%

What stands out

22%

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

City taxes66%

Property tax
34%$10.8 million
Sales tax
22%$7.1 million
Other taxes
10%$3.4 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 4 more
  • Public utility taxes$1.8 million
  • Other licenses$654 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$397 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$391 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$117 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services17%

Fees for services
17%$5.6 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 2 more
  • Other service charges$4.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$895 thousand
  • Garbage collection$109 thousand
  • Transit fares$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.3%

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

From the federal government
7.3%$2.3 million

State tax money6.4%

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

From the state
6.4%$2.1 million

Fines and other2.5%

Interest, rents and other
1.9%$615 thousand
Fines
0.6%$196 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs37%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Roads, transit and parking18%Parks, recreation and libraries15%Housing and community development6.1%All other spending2.2%

What stands out

0.9%

of Moorpark'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%

Running the government and other costs
37%$14.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$9.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$8.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and inspections and regulation
  • Police$7.8 million
  • Inspections and regulation$750 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$7.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$5.7 million
  • Public transit$1.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
15%$6.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$5.2 million
  • Libraries$918 thousand
Housing and community development
6.1%$2.4 million
Health and hospitals
1.3%$523 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$523 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.9%$340 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$340 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Moorpark. 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 Moorpark 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.