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Sierra Madre's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Sierra Madre took in $28.1 million and spent $24.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes53%Fees for services (water, sewer)38%State tax money3.5%Fines and other3.5%Federal tax money1.7%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

23%

of Sierra Madre's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 6.1%.

City taxes53%

Property tax
27%$7.7 million
Other taxes
23%$6.4 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$3.6 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1.3 million
  • Other licenses$1.3 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$154 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
2.8%$779 thousand

Fees for services38%

Fees for services
38%$10.8 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 4 more
  • Water$6.7 million
  • Other service charges$2.4 million
  • Sewer$1.1 million
  • Transit fares$501 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$68 thousand
  • Housing$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.7%

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

From the federal government
1.7%$483 thousand

State tax money3.5%

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

From the state
3.5%$993 thousand

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$59 thousand

Fines and other3.5%

Interest, rents and other
3.2%$894 thousand
Fines
0.3%$83 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails40%Running the government and other costs25%Water, sewer, trash and utilities17%Roads, transit and parking8.1%Parks, recreation and libraries4.6%All other spending5.0%

What stands out

40%

of Sierra Madre's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
40%$10.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$6.0 million
  • Police$4.0 million
  • Inspections and regulation$48 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$6.3 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)$4.2 million
  • Other and not broken out$2.0 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
17%$4.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$3.3 million
  • Sewer systems$780 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.1%$2.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$1.6 million
  • Public transit$368 thousand
  • Parking$16 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.6%$1.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$613 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$540 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.6%$634 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$634 thousand
Interest on debt
2.4%$601 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$385 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$216 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Sierra Madre. 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 Sierra Madre 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.