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Redondo Beach's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Redondo Beach took in $160 million and spent $335 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes49%Fees for services (ports and waterways, housing)30%Fines and other10%State tax money6.7%Federal tax money4.5%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

14%

of Redondo Beach's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 7.2%.

City taxes49%

Property tax
25%$40.8 million
Other taxes
14%$22.3 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 4 more
  • Public utility taxes$9.9 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$5.4 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$3.7 million
  • Other licenses$2.0 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.2 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$23 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
9.4%$15.0 million

Fees for services30%

Fees for services
30%$47.6 million
What's in fees for servicesPorts and waterways; housing and 6 more
  • Ports and waterways$13.9 million
  • Housing$6.8 million
  • Other service charges$6.1 million
  • Garbage collection$5.5 million
  • Sewer$5.4 million
  • Transit fares$5.0 million
  • Parking$2.8 million
  • Parks and recreation$2.1 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.5%

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

From the federal government
4.5%$7.2 million

State tax money6.7%

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

From the state
6.7%$10.7 million

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$716 thousand

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
9.2%$14.7 million
Fines
0.8%$1.3 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs62%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Roads, transit and parking7.8%Parks, recreation and libraries5.3%Housing and community development2.6%All other spending6.3%

What stands out

62%

of Redondo Beach's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
62%$209 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)$204 million
  • Other and not broken out$5.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$52.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$37.3 million
  • Fire protection$11.2 million
  • Inspections and regulation$3.7 million
Roads, transit and parking
7.8%$26.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingPorts and harbors; roads and highways and 1 more
  • Ports and harbors$12.0 million
  • Roads and highways$9.5 million
  • Public transit$4.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.3%$17.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$13.7 million
  • Libraries$3.9 million
Housing and community development
2.6%$8.7 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.3%$7.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$5.2 million
  • Sewer systems$2.3 million
Health and hospitals
2.1%$7.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$7.2 million
Interest on debt
1.9%$6.3 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on public transit debt
  • Interest on general debt$6.3 million
  • Interest on public transit debt$22 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Redondo Beach. 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 Redondo Beach 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.