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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Palmdale took in $292 million and spent $251 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes55%Fees for services (electric power, housing)30%Fines and other5.9%State tax money5.5%Federal tax money3.7%County and local tax money0.6%

What stands out

18%

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

City taxes55%

Property tax
27%$77.6 million
Sales tax
18%$51.9 million
Other taxes
10%$30.6 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$17.6 million
  • Other licenses$6.9 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$5.1 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$518 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$479 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services30%

Fees for services
30%$86.4 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; housing and 2 more
  • Electric power$67.4 million
  • Housing$8.5 million
  • Other service charges$7.5 million
  • Parks and recreation$3.0 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.7%

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

From the federal government
3.7%$10.8 million

State tax money5.5%

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

From the state
5.5%$16.0 million

County and local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.6%$1.8 million

Fines and other5.9%

Interest, rents and other
5.6%$16.5 million
Fines
0.3%$921 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities25%Roads, transit and parking18%Running the government and other costs16%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Housing and community development12%All other spending13%

What stands out

12%

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

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
25%$62.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Electric power$59.3 million
  • Sewer systems$2.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$576 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$44.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$33.8 million
  • Public transit$10.3 million
Running the government and other costs
16%$41.1 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)$29.8 million
  • Other and not broken out$11.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$40.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$35.6 million
  • Inspections and regulation$4.3 million
  • Fire protection$74 thousand
Housing and community development
12%$31.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.7%$21.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$21.9 million
  • Libraries$4 thousand
Interest on debt
2.4%$6.1 million
Health and hospitals
1.7%$4.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4.3 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Palmdale. 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 Palmdale 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.