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Simi Valley's money: where it comes from and where it goes
In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Simi Valley took in $198 million and spent $185 million.
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Where it comes from
What stands out
of Simi Valley's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 30%.
City taxes43%
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 3 more
- Other licenses$6.5 million
- Public utility taxes$5.7 million
- Occupation and business licenses$2.3 million
- Other selective sales taxes$2.0 million
- Real estate and stock transfer taxes$1.3 million
Amounts are by Census tax category.
Fees for services42%
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 4 more
- Water$50.1 million
- Sewer$27.5 million
- Other service charges$5.3 million
- Transit fares$260 thousand
- Garbage collection$102 thousand
- Housing$85 thousand
Amounts are by Census type of charge.
Federal tax money7.4%
Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.
State tax money5.4%
Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.
County and local tax money<0.1%
Money passed on by the county or other local governments.
Fines and other2.4%
Where it goes
What stands out
of Simi Valley's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 20%.
Spending by category100%
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
- Water supply$42.8 million
- Sewer systems$20.2 million
- Garbage and solid waste$21 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
- Police$37.5 million
- Inspections and regulation$6.9 million
- Courts and legal services$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingPublic transit and roads and highways
- Public transit$21.6 million
- Roads and highways$15.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
- Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$11.7 million
- Other and not broken out$6.2 million
- Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.7 million
- Government buildings$1.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
- Libraries$2.7 million
- Parks and recreation$2.3 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
- Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$1.6 million
- Sent to the state government$385 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
- Public health$1.6 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover
City of Simi Valley. 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 Simi Valley 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.