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Twentynine Palms's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Twentynine Palms took in $27.2 million and spent $39.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes46%State tax money42%County and local tax money6.3%Fines and other3.3%Fees for services (parks and recreation, road charges)1.6%Federal tax money0.8%

What stands out

42%

of Twentynine Palms' money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 7%.

City taxes46%

Property tax
21%$5.8 million
Other taxes
16%$4.5 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 3 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$2.5 million
  • Public utility taxes$1.0 million
  • Other licenses$762 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$126 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$90 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
8.5%$2.3 million

Fees for services1.6%

Fees for services
1.6%$432 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; road charges and 2 more
  • Parks and recreation$195 thousand
  • Road charges$140 thousand
  • Other service charges$92 thousand
  • Sewer$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.8%

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

From the federal government
0.8%$204 thousand

State tax money42%

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

From the state
42%$11.4 million

County and local tax money6.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
6.3%$1.7 million

Fines and other3.3%

Interest, rents and other
3.2%$869 thousand
Fines
0.1%$29 thousand

Where it goes

Parks, recreation and libraries29%Housing and community development26%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Running the government and other costs11%Sent to other local governments11%All other spending10%

What stands out

26%

of Twentynine Palms' 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%

Parks, recreation and libraries
29%$11.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$11.4 million
Housing and community development
26%$10.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$4.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$4.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$104 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$4 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$4.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.1 million
  • Other and not broken out$991 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$324 thousand
Sent to other local governments
11%$4.4 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$4.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
5.5%$2.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.9%$1.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$1.1 million
Health and hospitals
1.4%$554 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$554 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$82 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$82 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$39 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Twentynine Palms. 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 Twentynine Palms 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.