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Palos Verdes Estates's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Palos Verdes Estates took in $25.7 million and spent $22.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes59%Fees for services23%Federal tax money6.9%Fines and other5.6%State tax money4.9%

What stands out

44%

of Palos Verdes Estates' money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 19%.

City taxes59%

Property tax
44%$11.3 million
Other taxes
11%$2.9 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 3 more
  • Other licenses$994 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$638 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$498 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$469 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$260 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
4.4%$1.1 million

Fees for services23%

Fees for services
23%$5.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$5.9 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.9%

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

From the federal government
6.9%$1.8 million

State tax money4.9%

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

From the state
4.9%$1.3 million

Fines and other5.6%

Interest, rents and other
5.0%$1.3 million
Fines
0.6%$153 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails63%Running the government and other costs17%Roads, transit and parking16%Parks, recreation and libraries3.4%Health and hospitals0.2%

What stands out

63%

of Palos Verdes Estates' spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
63%$14.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$6.9 million
  • Fire protection$6.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$824 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$3.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.7 million
Roads, transit and parking
16%$3.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.4%$750 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$750 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$43 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$43 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Palos Verdes Estates. 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 Palos Verdes Estates 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.