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Rancho Cucamonga's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Rancho Cucamonga took in $377 million and spent $314 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes61%Fines and other21%Fees for services (electric power, parks and recreation)12%State tax money4.6%County and local tax money0.7%Federal tax money0.3%

What stands out

42%

of Rancho Cucamonga's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 20%.

City taxes61%

Property tax
42%$160 million
Sales tax
12%$45.2 million
Other taxes
6.7%$25.1 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 4 more
  • Public utility taxes$11.4 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$5.1 million
  • Other licenses$4.5 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$3.6 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$624 thousand
  • Amusement licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$46.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; electric power and 2 more
  • Other service charges$22.6 million
  • Electric power$21.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$2.1 million
  • Other government-run businesses$78 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.3%

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

From the federal government
0.3%$1.0 million

State tax money4.6%

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

From the state
4.6%$17.3 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%$2.8 million

Fines and other21%

Interest, rents and other
21%$78.3 million
Fines
0.4%$1.4 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails62%Running the government and other costs11%Parks, recreation and libraries9.5%Roads, transit and parking9.5%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.9%All other spending2.4%

What stands out

62%

of Rancho Cucamonga's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 25%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
62%$196 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$120 million
  • Police$60.3 million
  • Inspections and regulation$14.9 million
Running the government and other costs
11%$35.7 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)$22.4 million
  • Other and not broken out$13.2 million
  • Other government-run businesses$220 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.5%$29.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$24.9 million
  • Libraries$4.9 million
Roads, transit and parking
9.5%$29.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$29.8 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.9%$15.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power and garbage and solid waste
  • Electric power$14.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.4 million
Health and hospitals
1.4%$4.5 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4.5 million
Interest on debt
0.7%$2.1 million
Housing and community development
0.2%$759 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Rancho Cucamonga. 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 Rancho Cucamonga 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.