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South Pasadena's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), South Pasadena took in $65.1 million and spent $58.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes50%Fees for services (water, sewer)45%State tax money2.8%Fines and other1.0%Federal tax money0.7%

What stands out

7.3%

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

City taxes50%

Property tax
27%$17.8 million
Other taxes
16%$10.2 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$4.9 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$3.4 million
  • Other licenses$1.2 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$396 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$262 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
7.3%$4.8 million

Fees for services45%

Fees for services
45%$29.4 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 4 more
  • Water$21.8 million
  • Other service charges$4.6 million
  • Sewer$2.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$712 thousand
  • Housing$43 thousand
  • Transit fares$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.7%

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

From the federal government
0.7%$430 thousand

State tax money2.8%

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

From the state
2.8%$1.8 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$18 thousand

Fines and other1.0%

Interest, rents and other
0.9%$575 thousand
Fines
0.1%$78 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails34%Running the government and other costs31%Parks, recreation and libraries14%Water, sewer, trash and utilities12%Roads, transit and parking5.6%All other spending4.6%

What stands out

14%

of South Pasadena's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 5.6%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
34%$19.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$11.7 million
  • Fire protection$7.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$247 thousand
Running the government and other costs
31%$17.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$9.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$7.0 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
14%$7.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$6.0 million
  • Libraries$1.8 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
12%$6.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$5.9 million
  • Sewer systems$854 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.6%$3.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$2.6 million
  • Public transit$587 thousand
  • Parking$9 thousand
Interest on debt
3.8%$2.2 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$1.8 million
  • Interest on general debt$468 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.7%$396 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$396 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$51 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of South Pasadena. 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 Pasadena 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.