City government · Riverside County, CA

Temecula's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Temecula took in $289 million and spent $422 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes44%Fees for services (parks and recreation, garbage collection)16%Fines and other12%State tax money10%Federal tax money9.3%County and local tax money8.1%

What stands out

30%

of Temecula's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 7.8%.

City taxes44%

Sales tax
30%$87.4 million
Property tax
8.6%$24.9 million
Other taxes
5.5%$15.8 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other selective sales taxes and 3 more
  • Other licenses$5.4 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$5.0 million
  • Public utility taxes$4.3 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$797 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$283 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$45.6 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 2 more
  • Other service charges$43.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$2.3 million
  • Garbage collection$64 thousand
  • Electric power$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.3%

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

From the federal government
9.3%$27.0 million

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$29.4 million

County and local tax money8.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
8.1%$23.4 million

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
12%$34.9 million
Fines
0.3%$739 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking37%Running the government and other costs28%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Sent to other local governments10%Parks, recreation and libraries6.7%All other spending4.3%

What stands out

37%

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

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
37%$156 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$156 million
Running the government and other costs
28%$118 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$77.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$35.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.9 million
  • Government buildings$1.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$57.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$41.3 million
  • Fire protection$11.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$4.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$922 thousand
Sent to other local governments
10%$43.6 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$43.4 million
  • Sent to the state government$214 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.7%$28.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$27.1 million
  • Libraries$1.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.5%$10.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$10.5 million
Interest on debt
1.1%$4.5 million
Housing and community development
0.5%$2.1 million
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$703 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$703 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$444 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$444 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Temecula. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of City of Temecula 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.