City government · Riverside County, CA

Palm Desert's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Palm Desert took in $163 million and spent $123 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes48%Fees for services (parks and recreation, housing)42%Fines and other4.9%Federal tax money3.1%State tax money1.7%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

23%

of Palm Desert's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 7.2%.

City taxes48%

Other taxes
23%$37.2 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 4 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$23.7 million
  • Other licenses$4.0 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$3.7 million
  • Public utility taxes$3.3 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.3 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$1.2 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
18%$29.7 million
Property tax
7.2%$11.7 million

Fees for services42%

Fees for services
42%$68.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Other service charges$47.9 million
  • Parks and recreation$11.2 million
  • Housing$9.4 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.1%

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

From the federal government
3.1%$5.0 million

State tax money1.7%

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

From the state
1.7%$2.8 million

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$310 thousand

Fines and other4.9%

Interest, rents and other
4.7%$7.7 million
Fines
0.1%$212 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails30%Roads, transit and parking21%Running the government and other costs19%Parks, recreation and libraries16%Housing and community development7.7%All other spending7.1%

What stands out

7.7%

of Palm Desert's spending goes to housing and community development.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 1.4%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$36.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$19.9 million
  • Fire protection$15.0 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.9 million
Roads, transit and parking
21%$25.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$25.4 million
Running the government and other costs
19%$23.2 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)$19.6 million
  • Other and not broken out$3.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
16%$19.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$19.3 million
Housing and community development
7.7%$9.5 million
Interest on debt
6.2%$7.6 million
Health and hospitals
1.0%$1.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.2 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Palm Desert. 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 Palm Desert 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.