City government · San Bernardino County, CA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Victorville took in $423 million and spent $347 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)41%City taxes27%Fines and other17%Federal tax money6.7%County and local tax money5.2%State tax money3.0%

What stands out

17%

of Victorville's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 6.9%.

City taxes27%

Sales tax
16%$66.7 million
Property tax
9.0%$38.2 million
Other taxes
2.6%$10.9 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$5.0 million
  • Other licenses$3.2 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.6 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$517 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$492 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services41%

Fees for services
41%$173 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 6 more
  • Water$47.5 million
  • Garbage collection$27.5 million
  • Airport$26.7 million
  • Sewer$25.1 million
  • Electric power$21.1 million
  • Other service charges$20.8 million
  • Gas$4.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$396 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.7%

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

From the federal government
6.7%$28.3 million

State tax money3.0%

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

From the state
3.0%$12.6 million

County and local tax money5.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.2%$21.8 million

Fines and other17%

Interest, rents and other
17%$71.0 million
Fines
0.2%$754 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities36%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Interest on debt11%Roads, transit and parking10%Running the government and other costs6.8%All other spending14%

What stands out

11%

of Victorville's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 2.5%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
36%$126 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 3 more
  • Water supply$62.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$25.8 million
  • Sewer systems$21.5 million
  • Electric power$13.1 million
  • Gas supply$3.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$74.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$44.0 million
  • Fire protection$19.9 million
  • Inspections and regulation$10.7 million
Interest on debt
11%$37.2 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt; interest on electric power debt and 2 more
  • Interest on general debt$33.6 million
  • Interest on electric power debt$2.1 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$1.4 million
  • Interest on gas supply debt$82 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
10%$35.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports; roads and highways and 1 more
  • Airports$23.5 million
  • Roads and highways$8.4 million
  • Public transit$3.3 million
Running the government and other costs
6.8%$23.7 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)$22.6 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.1 million
Housing and community development
6.0%$20.7 million
Health and hospitals
4.7%$16.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$16.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.7%$12.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$11.5 million
  • Libraries$1.4 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Victorville. 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 Victorville 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.