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San Gabriel's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), San Gabriel took in $74.5 million and spent $70.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes65%State tax money12%Fines and other12%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)9.2%Federal tax money1.4%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

12%

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

City taxes65%

Property tax
29%$21.2 million
Other taxes
24%$18.0 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; public utility taxes and 4 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$6.0 million
  • Public utility taxes$6.0 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$2.6 million
  • Other licenses$2.5 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$780 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$205 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
12%$9.1 million

Fees for services9.2%

Fees for services
9.2%$6.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 2 more
  • Other service charges$3.9 million
  • Sewer$2.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$485 thousand
  • Garbage collection$369 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.4%

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

From the federal government
1.4%$1.0 million

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$9.1 million

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$188 thousand

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
11%$8.1 million
Fines
1.1%$833 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails47%Roads, transit and parking26%Running the government and other costs16%Parks, recreation and libraries5.3%Health and hospitals2.1%All other spending3.0%

What stands out

26%

of San Gabriel's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
47%$33.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$18.7 million
  • Fire protection$13.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$365 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
26%$18.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$14.4 million
  • Public transit$4.3 million
Running the government and other costs
16%$11.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$8.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.8 million
  • Other and not broken out$595 thousand
  • Government buildings$22 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.3%$3.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3.7 million
Health and hospitals
2.1%$1.5 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.5 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.9%$1.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$1.3 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$19 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$438 thousand
Housing and community development
0.5%$369 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of San Gabriel. 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 San Gabriel 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.