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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Poway took in $116 million and spent $159 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes44%Fees for services (water, sewer)43%Federal tax money5.8%Fines and other4.1%State tax money2.7%County and local tax money0.7%

What stands out

15%

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

City taxes44%

Property tax
22%$25.6 million
Sales tax
15%$18.0 million
Other taxes
6.1%$7.1 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 4 more
  • Public utility taxes$2.5 million
  • Other licenses$2.3 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$754 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$741 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$669 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$83 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services43%

Fees for services
43%$49.9 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$28.9 million
  • Sewer$12.0 million
  • Other service charges$6.7 million
  • Parks and recreation$2.3 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.8%

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

From the federal government
5.8%$6.7 million

State tax money2.7%

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

From the state
2.7%$3.2 million

County and local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.7%$868 thousand

Fines and other4.1%

Interest, rents and other
3.9%$4.5 million
Fines
0.2%$250 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities34%Police, fire, courts and jails31%Running the government and other costs17%Roads, transit and parking10%Parks, recreation and libraries6.7%All other spending0.7%

What stands out

34%

of Poway's 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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
34%$53.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$38.5 million
  • Sewer systems$15.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$49.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$26.5 million
  • Police$14.8 million
  • Inspections and regulation$7.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$207 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$27.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$21.4 million
  • Other and not broken out$3.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.9 million
Roads, transit and parking
10%$16.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$16.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.7%$10.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$10.6 million
  • Libraries$82 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$601 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$301 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$300 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$408 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$408 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$127 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Poway. 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 Poway 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.