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Data from U.S. Census Bureau · 2026 · Methodology
CitySpend

Monterey Park, CA

Population: 60,386 (2022) · Small Cities (50K-100K)

C
55/100

Average fiscal health, some areas of concern

Total Spending
$14.7B
Per Capita
$243,079
Total Revenue
$4.0B
Total Debt
$0

Spending Breakdown

Other
34.4%$5.1B
General Administration
26.4%$3.9B
Utilities
15.4%$2.3B
Police
7.6%$1.1B
Education
5.8%$853.6M
Housing & Community Development
4.1%$607.2M
Public Welfare
2.2%$328.5M
Parks & Recreation
2.0%$298.2M
Fire Protection
1.1%$154.9M
Health
0.8%$119.1M

Spending data sourced from the Census Bureau's Annual Survey of State & Local Government Finances. Per-capita comparisons use the Lincoln Institute's Fiscally Standardized Cities methodology for fair cross-city benchmarking.

Revenue Sources

Property Tax
0.4%$15.2M
Sales Tax
4.8%$191.6M
Income Tax
0.3%$11.4M
Intergovernmental
0.1%$5.8M
Other
25.0%$1.0B

Per Capita Spending by Department

Police$18,548/person
Fire Protection$2,565/person
Parks & Recreation$4,938/person
Education$14,136/person
Health$1,972/person

Score Breakdown

Budget Balance & Reserves (25%)21/100
Debt Burden (20%)100/100
Pension Funding (20%)76/100
Spending Efficiency (15%)0/100
Revenue Diversity (10%)100/100
Trend Direction (10%)50/100

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Data source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023). Population from American Community Survey.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Monterey Park, CA spends $243,079 per resident, based on total expenditures of $14.7B for a population of 60,386. The city has a Fiscal Health Score of C (55/100).

Monterey Park, CA has total expenditures of $14.7B and total revenue of $4.0B. The city carries $0 in total debt, based on Census Bureau data from 2023.

Monterey Park, CA employs 0 government workers, of which 0 are full-time. The average government salary is $0, with 0.0 employees per 10,000 residents.

Monterey Park, CA has a Fiscal Health Score of C (55/100). This score evaluates budget balance, debt burden, pension funding, spending efficiency, revenue diversity, and 3-year fiscal trajectory compared to peer cities of similar population.

For this entity, the underlying data on this page comes from the Census Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances. The breakdown above is the federal record; the paragraphs below add the per-entity context that makes the headline numbers usable for a real decision rather than just a data lookup.

Every number on this page links back to the Census Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances; the methodology page describes the inputs, refresh cadence, and known limitations of the underlying data product.

For readers using this page as a decision input, the related-entity pages elsewhere on the site provide the comparison set. The most useful comparison for this entity is typically a peer within U.S. cities, counties, and states with similar size, similar exposure, or similar geography — not the national-level summary alone.