City government · Riverside County, CA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Palm Springs took in $326 million and spent $212 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes67%Fees for services (airport, sewer)24%Federal tax money3.5%State tax money2.3%County and local tax money2.3%Fines and other1.6%

What stands out

27%

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

City taxes67%

Other taxes
28%$91.3 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 3 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$54.3 million
  • Public utility taxes$19.8 million
  • Other licenses$9.8 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$6.0 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$1.4 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
27%$86.4 million
Property tax
12%$39.1 million

Fees for services24%

Fees for services
24%$77.4 million
What's in fees for servicesAirport; other service charges and 3 more
  • Airport$42.9 million
  • Other service charges$15.5 million
  • Sewer$12.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$6.7 million
  • Parking$95 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.5%

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

From the federal government
3.5%$11.2 million

State tax money2.3%

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

From the state
2.3%$7.5 million

County and local tax money2.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.3%$7.4 million

Fines and other1.6%

Interest, rents and other
1.4%$4.6 million
Fines
0.2%$592 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails31%Running the government and other costs27%Roads, transit and parking16%Parks, recreation and libraries10%Interest on debt6.7%All other spending9.2%

What stands out

2.9%

of Palm Springs' 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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$65.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$37.7 million
  • Fire protection$22.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$6.0 million
Running the government and other costs
27%$57.9 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$30.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$27.8 million
Roads, transit and parking
16%$32.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports; roads and highways and 1 more
  • Airports$18.3 million
  • Roads and highways$14.5 million
  • Public transit$88 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
10%$21.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$19.0 million
  • Libraries$2.9 million
Interest on debt
6.7%$14.2 million
Housing and community development
5.3%$11.3 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.9%$6.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$6.1 million
Health and hospitals
1.0%$2.1 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.1 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Palm Springs. 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 Springs 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.