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South El Monte's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), South El Monte took in $34.5 million and spent $25.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes61%Federal tax money16%State tax money16%Fines and other3.4%Fees for services (parks and recreation, transit fares)1.8%County and local tax money1.7%

What stands out

25%

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

City taxes61%

Sales tax
25%$8.6 million
Other taxes
23%$7.9 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; other licenses and 4 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$4.5 million
  • Other licenses$1.5 million
  • Public utility taxes$1.1 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$425 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$213 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$142 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
14%$4.7 million

Fees for services1.8%

Fees for services
1.8%$618 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Other service charges$451 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$166 thousand
  • Transit fares$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money16%

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

From the federal government
16%$5.5 million

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$5.5 million

County and local tax money1.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.7%$569 thousand

Fines and other3.4%

Interest, rents and other
2.5%$867 thousand
Fines
0.8%$290 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails33%Running the government and other costs26%Housing and community development19%Roads, transit and parking16%Parks, recreation and libraries5.7%All other spending0.8%

What stands out

19%

of South El Monte's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
33%$8.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and inspections and regulation
  • Police$6.0 million
  • Inspections and regulation$2.4 million
Running the government and other costs
26%$6.5 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)$6.2 million
  • Other and not broken out$327 thousand
Housing and community development
19%$4.7 million
Roads, transit and parking
16%$4.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$3.7 million
  • Public transit$355 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.7%$1.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.5 million
Health and hospitals
0.5%$129 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$129 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$75 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of South El Monte. 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 South El Monte 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.