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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Phoenix took in $5.8 million and spent $5.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes34%Fees for services (water, road charges)33%State tax money27%Fines and other6.2%

What stands out

13%

of Phoenix's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 2.5%.

City taxes34%

Property tax
21%$1.2 million
Other taxes
13%$755 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$454 thousand
  • Other licenses$145 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$121 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$34 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services33%

Fees for services
33%$1.9 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; road charges and 1 more
  • Water$1.6 million
  • Road charges$284 thousand
  • Other service charges$41 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money27%

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

From the state
27%$1.6 million

Fines and other6.2%

Fines
3.5%$204 thousand
Interest, rents and other
2.6%$151 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails33%Water, sewer, trash and utilities28%Running the government and other costs20%Roads, transit and parking15%Parks, recreation and libraries3.0%Interest on debt1.1%

What stands out

33%

of Phoenix's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
33%$1.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$1.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$15 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
28%$1.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$1.4 million
Running the government and other costs
20%$1.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$647 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$383 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$755 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$755 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.0%$154 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$154 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$58 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Phoenix. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Phoenix 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.