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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 $10.0 million and spent $10.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)45%City taxes42%State tax money11%Fines and other0.9%

What stands out

24%

of Long Beach'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 taxes42%

Other taxes
24%$2.4 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 4 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.2 million
  • Public utility taxes$617 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$288 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$124 thousand
  • Other licenses$112 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$23 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
11%$1.1 million
Property tax
7.6%$759 thousand

Fees for services45%

Fees for services
45%$4.5 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 4 more
  • Water$2.1 million
  • Sewer$2.0 million
  • Other service charges$324 thousand
  • Electric power$68 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$22 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$1.1 million

Fines and other0.9%

Interest, rents and other
0.7%$68 thousand
Fines
0.2%$19 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities49%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Parks, recreation and libraries11%Roads, transit and parking10%Running the government and other costs4.4%Interest on debt3.7%

What stands out

11%

of Long Beach's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
49%$5.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$2.5 million
  • Sewer systems$2.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$2.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.3 million
  • Fire protection$717 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$107 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$79 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$1.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
10%$1.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.0 million
Running the government and other costs
4.4%$444 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$220 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$141 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$75 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$8 thousand
Interest on debt
3.7%$371 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$284 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$87 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City 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 City 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.