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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Upland took in $129 million and spent $106 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)54%City taxes36%State tax money4.4%Fines and other2.8%Federal tax money2.7%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

54%

of Upland'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 taxes36%

Sales tax

16%$20.5 million

Property tax

15%$19.1 million

Other taxes

5.1%$6.5 million

What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 4 more

Other licenses$2.7 million
Public utility taxes$1.4 million
Occupation and business licenses$1.3 million
Real estate and stock transfer taxes$646 thousand
Other taxes not classified elsewhere$296 thousand
Other selective sales taxes$171 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services54%

Fees for services

54%$69.6 million

What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 4 more

Water$35.8 million
Garbage collection$16.7 million
Sewer$10.4 million
Housing$3.9 million
Other service charges$2.5 million
Parks and recreation$388 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.7%

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

From the federal government

2.7%$3.5 million

State tax money4.4%

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

From the state

4.4%$5.7 million

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

0.2%$302 thousand

Fines and other2.8%

Interest, rents and other

2.4%$3.1 million

Fines

0.5%$600 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities46%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Running the government and other costs9.2%Roads, transit and parking8.7%Housing and community development4.2%All other spending5.2%

What stands out

46%

of Upland's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 20%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

46%$48.7 million

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more

Water supply$23.6 million
Garbage and solid waste$15.6 million
Sewer systems$9.5 million

Police, fire, courts and jails

27%$28.2 million

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more

Police$26.8 million
Inspections and regulation$1.3 million
Fire protection$105 thousand

Running the government and other costs

9.2%$9.7 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)$7.9 million
Other and not broken out$1.8 million

Roads, transit and parking

8.7%$9.2 million

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$9.2 million

Housing and community development

4.2%$4.4 million

Parks, recreation and libraries

3.6%$3.8 million

What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries

Parks and recreation$2.0 million
Libraries$1.8 million

Interest on debt

1.6%$1.6 million

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Upland. 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 Upland 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.