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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Walnut took in $22.3 million and spent $20.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes67%Fees for services (parks and recreation)20%State tax money7.0%Federal tax money3.7%County and local tax money2.2%Fines and other0.1%

What stands out

21%

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

City taxes67%

Property tax
34%$7.7 million
Sales tax
21%$4.7 million
Other taxes
11%$2.5 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$1.0 million
  • Other licenses$890 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$257 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$240 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$131 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services20%

Fees for services
20%$4.4 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$3.5 million
  • Parks and recreation$980 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.7%

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

From the federal government
3.7%$835 thousand

State tax money7.0%

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

From the state
7.0%$1.6 million

County and local tax money2.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.2%$499 thousand

Fines and other0.1%

Fines
0.4%$100 thousand
Interest, rents and other
-0.3%-$74 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails24%Running the government and other costs22%Roads, transit and parking22%Parks, recreation and libraries14%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.3%All other spending9.4%

What stands out

5.3%

of Walnut's 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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$5.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and inspections and regulation
  • Police$4.7 million
  • Inspections and regulation$261 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$4.6 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)$4.4 million
  • Other and not broken out$128 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
22%$4.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$4.3 million
  • Public transit$206 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
14%$2.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.8 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.3%$1.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$1.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$545 thousand
Housing and community development
5.3%$1.1 million
Health and hospitals
4.1%$835 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$835 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Walnut. 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 Walnut 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.