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Long Beach's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Long Beach took in $4.6 million and spent $4.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes46%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)35%State tax money13%County and local tax money3.9%Fines and other3.0%

What stands out

41%

of Long Beach's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

Town taxes46%

Property tax
41%$1.9 million
Other taxes
4.9%$224 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$168 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$31 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$25 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services35%

Fees for services
35%$1.6 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 4 more
  • Water$990 thousand
  • Garbage collection$342 thousand
  • Sewer$167 thousand
  • Other service charges$62 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$23 thousand
  • Road charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$575 thousand

County and local tax money3.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.9%$176 thousand

Fines and other3.0%

Interest, rents and other
3.0%$135 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking36%Running the government and other costs24%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Water, sewer, trash and utilities15%Environment and natural resources4.6%All other spending4.4%

What stands out

36%

of Long Beach's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
36%$1.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.6 million
Running the government and other costs
24%$1.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other government-run businesses and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$780 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$270 thousand
  • Government buildings$64 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$725 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$677 thousand
  • Fire protection$46 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$2 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
15%$694 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$694 thousand
Environment and natural resources
4.6%$210 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$210 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.6%$164 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$164 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$36 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Long Beach. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Long Beach 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.