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Pico Rivera's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Pico Rivera took in $133 million and spent $152 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes43%Fees for services (water, electric power)36%Federal tax money13%State tax money4.1%Fines and other2.7%County and local tax money0.6%

What stands out

13%

of Pico Rivera's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 3.6%.

City taxes43%

Sales tax
17%$22.2 million
Other taxes
16%$21.9 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; public utility taxes and 4 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$13.1 million
  • Public utility taxes$5.5 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.3 million
  • Other licenses$1.1 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$533 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$299 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
10%$13.4 million

Fees for services36%

Fees for services
36%$48.0 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; electric power and 3 more
  • Water$23.0 million
  • Electric power$18.0 million
  • Other service charges$5.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.5 million
  • Housing$422 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money13%

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

From the federal government
13%$17.4 million

State tax money4.1%

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

From the state
4.1%$5.5 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%$774 thousand

Fines and other2.7%

Interest, rents and other
1.9%$2.5 million
Fines
0.9%$1.2 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs28%Water, sewer, trash and utilities22%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Roads, transit and parking14%Housing and community development8.6%All other spending8.6%

What stands out

8.6%

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

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
28%$42.4 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$21.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$10.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$9.9 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
22%$32.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power and water supply
  • Electric power$17.2 million
  • Water supply$15.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$28.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; police and 1 more
  • Courts and legal services$13.6 million
  • Police$13.3 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.8 million
Roads, transit and parking
14%$21.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$21.9 million
Housing and community development
8.6%$13.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.6%$8.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$8.4 million
Interest on debt
2.5%$3.7 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$2.2 million
  • Interest on general debt$1.5 million
Sent to other local governments
0.3%$458 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$458 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$454 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$454 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Pico Rivera. 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 Pico Rivera 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.