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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Glendale took in $31.3 million and spent $27.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes56%Fees for services (water, sewer)23%State tax money12%Fines and other5.5%Federal tax money2.1%County and local tax money0.1%

What stands out

50%

of Glendale's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 19%.

City taxes56%

Property tax
50%$15.8 million
Other taxes
6.0%$1.9 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$902 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$797 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$164 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services23%

Fees for services
23%$7.3 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 4 more
  • Water$3.2 million
  • Sewer$2.2 million
  • Road charges$1.2 million
  • Garbage collection$621 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$88 thousand
  • Other service charges$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.1%

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

From the federal government
2.1%$668 thousand

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$3.9 million

County and local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.1%$36 thousand

Fines and other5.5%

Interest, rents and other
3.7%$1.2 million
Fines
1.8%$561 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails43%Water, sewer, trash and utilities21%Roads, transit and parking20%Running the government and other costs7.8%Interest on debt4.9%All other spending3.2%

What stands out

43%

of Glendale's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
43%$11.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$7.4 million
  • Fire protection$3.8 million
  • Inspections and regulation$424 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$282 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
21%$5.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$3.2 million
  • Sewer systems$1.8 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$905 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
20%$5.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.5 million
Running the government and other costs
7.8%$2.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$946 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$700 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$442 thousand
  • Government buildings$79 thousand
Interest on debt
4.9%$1.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.8%$778 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$491 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$287 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$109 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$109 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$8 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Glendale. 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 Glendale 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.