City government · Kern County, CA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Ridgecrest took in $32.4 million and spent $17.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes55%Fees for services (sewer, transit fares)27%Fines and other7.0%State tax money5.3%Federal tax money4.8%County and local tax money0.9%

What stands out

15%

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

City taxes55%

Other taxes
31%$10.2 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; other selective sales taxes and 4 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$6.3 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.8 million
  • Public utility taxes$980 thousand
  • Other licenses$791 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$203 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$147 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
15%$4.7 million
Property tax
8.6%$2.8 million

Fees for services27%

Fees for services
27%$8.9 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 3 more
  • Sewer$7.0 million
  • Other service charges$1.3 million
  • Transit fares$522 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$154 thousand
  • Housing$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.8%

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

From the federal government
4.8%$1.6 million

State tax money5.3%

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

From the state
5.3%$1.7 million

County and local tax money0.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.9%$293 thousand

Fines and other7.0%

Interest, rents and other
6.8%$2.2 million
Fines
0.3%$82 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails50%Running the government and other costs18%Parks, recreation and libraries11%Interest on debt11%Health and hospitals6.4%All other spending5.4%

What stands out

-1.2%

of Ridgecrest'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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
50%$8.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$5.6 million
  • Inspections and regulation$2.7 million
  • Fire protection$274 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$3.0 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)$2.8 million
  • Other and not broken out$202 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$1.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.8 million
Interest on debt
11%$1.8 million
Health and hospitals
6.4%$1.1 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
5.8%$1.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$2.5 million
  • Public transit-$1.5 million
Housing and community development
0.8%$137 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
-1.2%-$200 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems-$200 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Ridgecrest. 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 Ridgecrest 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.