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Moreno Valley's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Moreno Valley took in $356 million and spent $494 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes46%Fines and other24%Fees for services (electric power, parks and recreation)19%State tax money10%Federal tax money1.1%

What stands out

23%

of Moreno Valley's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 6.9%.

City taxes46%

Property tax
17%$60.4 million
Other taxes
17%$59.8 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 4 more
  • Public utility taxes$28.5 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$15.4 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$6.5 million
  • Other licenses$4.5 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$4.3 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$633 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
12%$44.2 million

Fees for services19%

Fees for services
19%$68.2 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; other service charges and 3 more
  • Electric power$53.9 million
  • Other service charges$10.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$3.2 million
  • Housing$732 thousand
  • Garbage collection$49 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.1%

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

From the federal government
1.1%$4.0 million

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$35.6 million

Fines and other24%

Interest, rents and other
23%$83.2 million
Fines
0.2%$878 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails30%Running the government and other costs19%Sent to other local governments18%Parks, recreation and libraries11%Roads, transit and parking10%All other spending12%

What stands out

18%

of Moreno Valley'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
30%$148 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; police and 2 more
  • Courts and legal services$61.5 million
  • Police$56.1 million
  • Fire protection$27.8 million
  • Inspections and regulation$2.8 million
Running the government and other costs
19%$93.9 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$44.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$29.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$20.3 million
Sent to other local governments
18%$86.6 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$85.1 million
  • Sent to the state government$1.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$54.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$50.6 million
  • Libraries$3.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
10%$49.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$49.9 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.1%$30.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power
  • Electric power$30.1 million
Housing and community development
4.5%$22.3 million
Health and hospitals
0.9%$4.7 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4.7 million
Interest on debt
0.9%$4.3 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Moreno Valley. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of City of Moreno Valley 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.