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LOS ANGELES IN CONTEXT: A Comparative Analysis of Current and Proposed Cities in Los Angeles County

SECTION 3: Sales and Use Tax


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SECTION 3: Sales and Use Tax

Table 3-1 Sales and Use Tax Revenue Per Capita for all 88 cities in Los Angeles County
Table 3-2 Dollar Change in Sales & Use Tax Revenue Per Capita for all 88 cities in Los Angeles County
Table 3-3 Percent Change Sales and Use Tax Per Capita for all 88 cities in Los Angeles County
Table 3-4 Sales and Use Tax Revenue Per Capita as a Percentage of Per Capita Income, FY 1998-1999
Table 3-5 Taxable Sales per Automotive Related Business Permit, 2000
Table 3-6 Car Dealers per 100,000 Residents, 2000
Table 3-7 New Car Dealers per 100,000 Residents in Areas of the City of Los Angeles
Table 3-8  Retail Sales Per  Capita Income For Cities in Los Angeles County that Levy a Gross Receipts Tax on Retail Businesses
Table 3-9 Retail Sales Per Capita as a Percent of Per Capita Income
Table 3-10 Gross Receipts Tax on Retail Businesses 2001- Gross Sales Per:
Table 3-11 Per Capita Retail Sales and Gross Receipts Tax on $2,000,000 in Retail Sales

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Graph 3-2
Dollar Change in PC Sales and Use Tax from FY 1996-97 to FY 1998-99 Top 10  and Bottom 10,
Graph 3-3 Percent Change in PC Sales and Use Tax from FY 1996-97 to FY 1998-99 Top  and bottom 10
Graph 3-4a Per capita sales and use tax revenue as a percentage of per capita income for FY 1998-99.
Graph 3-4b Per Capita Sales and Use Tax as a Percentage of PC Income for Selected Cities, FY 98-99
Graph 3-5 Retail Sales per Auto Dealer and Auto Supplier Permit for Selected Cities, Year 2000
Graph 3-6 New Car Dealers per 100,000 Residents for Selected Cities, Year 2000
Graph 3-7 New Car Dealers per 100,000 Residents in the City of Los Angeles by Area, Year 2000
Graph 3-11 Per Capita Retail Sales versus Gross Tax on $2,000,000 in Sales Receipts


Table 3-1 shows per capita sales and use tax revenue for all 88 cities in LA County in FY 1996-97, 97-98 and 98-99. The city of Los Angeles received $77, $80 and $81 per capita in such taxes, ranking 46th, 45" and 46th out of the 88 cities in fiscal years 96-97, 97-98 ,and 98-99, respectively. Of particular note is the fact that San Fernando, Burbank, West Hollywood, Pasadena and Glendale were all markedly higher than the city of LA in each fiscal year.

Table 3-1 Sales and Use Tax Revenue Per Capita for all 88 cities in Los Angeles County

City Name

Sales and Use Tax PC, FY 1996-97

Sales and Use Tax PC, FY 1997-98

Sales and Use Tax PC, FY 1998-99

Vernon

$54,378.60

$53,802.78

$50,774.96

Industry

$31,233.39

$33,623.52

$33,796.03

Irwindale

$2,103.83

$2,340.86

$2,193.70

Santa Fe Springs

$28.72

$1,190.38

$131.93

Signal Hill

$833.50

$876.80

$900.11

Commerce

$871.72

$845.55

$777.76

EI Se undo

$354.80

$361.52

$504.60

Beverly Hills

$442.68

$451.50

$443.07

Cerritos

$352.02

$365.68

$395.84

Culver City

$277.86

$285.98

$280.89

Westlake Village

$201.92

$241.27

$275.94

Santa Monica

$214.86

$228.98

$227.38

Torrance

$203.28

$203.84

$220.04

West Hollywood

$168.75

$183.81

$183.52

Avalon

$150.47

$146.22

$176.04

Pasadena

$164.42

$164.30

$175.13

Carson

$160.34

$164.37

$173.77

Manhattan Beach

$157.26

$175.66

$171.78

San Fernando

$171.91

$178.69

$168.69

Burbank

$169.86

$170.96

$162.59

Montebello

$128.35

$123.54

$154.71

Monrovia

$140.51

$147.89

$152.34

Lakewood

$86.18

$88.38

$141.36

South El Monte

$132.66

$129.90

$131.41

Covina

$124.37

$125.90

$128.90

Rolling Hills Estates

$165.06

$138.76

$122.24

Alhambra

$102.69

$103.32

$121.12

Duarte

$128.15

$124.05

$119.72

Glendale

$104.31

$109.03

$119.59

Arcadia

$108.61

$118.09

$117.69

Hermosa Beach

$86.19

$103.08

$116.69

Downe

$93.64

$105.33

$111.06

Redondo Beach

$114.67

$120.79

$109.63

Gardena

$104.40

$103.66

$108.96

Calabasas

$77.95

$63.34

$108.41

El Monte

$95.15

$94.44

$107.96

Santa Clarita

$100.58

$93.56

$104.98

San Dimas

$82.72

$101.19

$103.89

West Covina

$84.68

$93.43

$100.93

"Average City"

$90.15

$97.03

$100.20

La Puente

$43.44

$44.71

$93.42

A oura Hills

$92.95

$105.99

$92.91

Artesia

$91.44

$88.83

$83.96

Paramount

$88.88

$81.70

$81.48

Whittier

$76.02

$82.52

$81.15

Los Angeles

$77.00

$79.75

$81.01

La Canada-Flintrid e

$73.88

$76.35

$77.88

Glendora

$66.55

$64.26

$76.71

La Verne

$68.86

$69.54

$74.17

Pomona

$69.11

$67.41

$72.04

Claremont

$65.38

$73.97

$71.65

Hawthorne

$72.99

$67.48

$70.24

Lancaster

$79.59

$78.34

$69.32

Bellflower

$63.51

$64.23

$69.07

Long Beach

$18.94

$66.80

$67.92

Malibu

$119.15

$59.69

$63.29

Lawndale

$67.03

$44.75

$61.90

San Gabriel

$68.94

$68.48

$61.60

Huntin ton Park

$56.77

$53.87

$59.60

Bell Gardens

$24.91

$26.59

$59.32

Azusa

$46.76

$43.83

$59.17

Norwalk

$37.93

$59.01

$56.87

Com ton

$42.57

$46.42

$56.17

In lewood

$66.75

$50.99

$54.53

South Pasadena

$50.71

$51.53

$51.74

Lomita

$51.16

$47.72

$50.92

Monterey Park

$51.31

$51.74

$50.03

Palmdale

$31.37

$36.37

$49.06

La Mirada

$123.60

$142.27

$47.49

Pico Rivera

$51.06

$47.08

$46.10

Bell

$41.12

$41.64

$45.62

South Gate

$48.42

$51.99

$45.61

Rosemead

$46.27

$47.68

$44.63

Temple City

$44.95

$43.90

$43.10

Hawaiian Gardens

$0.00

$48.40

$42.36

Walnut

$38.70

$40.94

$37.76

Cudah

$37.32

$41.41

$36.73

Diamond Bar

$41.26

$32.62

$35.98

San Marino

$22.68

$26.45

$27.70

Baldwin Park

$38.22

$32.86

$27.08

L nwood

$24.56

$21.42

$25.94

Ma ood

$23.18

$28.45

$24.76

Rancho Palos Verdes

$17.43

$17.63

$18.19

Palos Verdes Estates

$13.62

$13.35

$15.34

Sierra Madre

$14.53

$12.96

$14.78

Hidden Hills

$18.23

$6.49

$13.98

Bradbu

$5.16

$2.65

$7.36

La Habra Heights

$7.68

$8.44

$6.81

Rolling Hills

$0.00

$0.00

$1.47

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Table 3-2 shows the dollar change in per capita sales and use tax revenue for the three years FY 96-97, 97-98 and 98-99. The 88 cities in Los Angeles County are sorted in rank order by the 3-year dollar change. Los Angeles

Table 3-2 Dollar Change in Sales & Use Tax Revenue Per Capita for all 88 cities in Los Angeles County

City Name

Dollar Change in Sales and Use Tax PC, FY 96-97 to 97-98

Dollar Change in Sales and Use Tax PC, FY 97-98 to 98-99

Dollar Change in Sales and Use Tax PC, FY 96 97 to 98-99

Industry

$2,390.13

$169.52

$2,559.64

Santa Fe Springs

$1,161.66

-$58.45

$1,103.20

EI Se undo

$6.72

$143.08

$149.79

Irwindale

$237.03

-$147.16

$89.87

Westlake Village

$39.34

$34.67

$74.01

Signal Hill

$43.30

$23.31

$66.61

Lakewood

$2.20

$52.98

$55.18

La Puente

$1.27

$48.71

$49.98

Long Beach

$47.85

$1.12

$48.97

Cerritos

$13.65

$30.17

$43.82

Hawaiian Gardens

$48.40

-$6.04

$42.36

Bell Gardens

$1.68

$32.74

$34.41

Hermosa Beach

$16.88

$13.61

$30.50

Calabasas

-$14.61

$45.07

$30.46

Montebello

-$4.82

$31.18

$26.36

Avalon

-$4.25

$29.82

$25.57

San Dimas

$18.47

$2.69

$21.16

Norwalk

$21.08

-$2.14

$18.94

Alhambra

$0.63

$17.80

$18.44

Palmdale

$5.00

$12.69

$17.70

Downe

$11.69

$5.73

$17.42

Torrance

$0.56

$16.20

$16.76

West Covina

$8.76

$7.50

$16.25

Glendale

$4.73

$10.56

$15.29

West Hollywood

$15.07

-$0.29

$14.77

Manhattan Beach

$18.40

-$3.88

$14.52

Com ton

$3.86

$9.75

$13.61

Carson

$4.03

$9.40

$13.43

El Monte

-$0.71

$13.53

$12.81

Santa Monica

$14.12

-$1.60

$12.52

Azusa

-$2.93

$15.34

$12.41

Monrovia

$7.39

$4.45

$11.84

Pasadena

-$0.12

$10.83

$10.71

Glendora

-$2.29

$12.45

$10.16

"Average City"

$6.88

$3.17

$10.05

Arcadia

$9.48

-$0.40

$9.08

Claremont

$8.59

-$2.31

$6.27

Bellflower

$0.72

$4.84

$5.56

La Verne

$0.68

$4.63

$5.31

Whittier

$6.50

-$1.37

$5.13

San Marino

$3.77

$1.25

$5.02

Gardena

-$0.75

$5.31

$4.56

Covina

$1.53

$2.99

$4.53

Bell

$0.53

$3.98

$4.50

Santa Clarita

-$7.01

$11.42

$4.40

Los Angeles

$2.75

$1.26

$4.02

La Canada-Flintrid e

$2.47

$1.53

$4.00

Culver City

$8.12

-$5.09

$3.03

Pomona

-$1.71

$4.63

$2.92

Huntin ton Park

-$2.90

$5.74

$2.84

Bradbu

-$2.50

$4.71

$2.21

Palos Verdes Estates

-$0.27

$1.99

$1.72

Ma ood

$5.27

-$3.69

$1.57

Rolling Hills

$0.00

$1.47

$1.47

L nwood

-$3.14

$4.52

$1.38

South Pasadena

$0.82

$0.22

$1.04

Rancho Palos Verdes

$0.20

$0.56

$0.76

Beverly Hills

$8.81

-$8.43

$0.38

Sierra Madre

-$1.56

$1.82

$0.26

A oura Hills

$13.04

-$13.08

-$0.04

Lomita

-$3.44

$3.20

-$0.24

Cudah

$4.09

-$4.69

-$0.59

La Habra Heights

$0.76

-$1.63

-$0.87

Walnut

$2.24

-$3.17

-$0.94

South El Monte

-$2.76

$1.51

-$1.25

Monterey Park

$0.43

-$1.71

-$1.28

Rosemead

$1.40

-$3.04

-$1.64

Temple City

-$1.05

-$0.80

-$1.85

Hawthorne

-$5.51

$2.76

-$2.75

South Gate

$3.57

-$6.38

-$2.81

San Fernando

$6.78

-$10.00

-$3.22

Hidden Hills

-$11.74

$7.49

-$4.25

Pico Rivera

-$3.98

-$0.98

-$4.96

Redondo Beach

$6.12

-$11.16

-$5.04

Lawndale

-$22.27

$17.15

-$5.13

Diamond Bar

-$8.65

$3.36

-$5.28

Burbank

$1.10

-$8.37

-$7.27

San Gabriel

-$0.46

-$6.88

-$7.35

Paramount

-$7.18

-$0.22

-$7.40

Artesia

-$2.61

-$4.87

-$7.48

Duarte

-$4.11

-$4.33

-$8.44

Lancaster

-$1.25

-$9.02

-$10.27

Baldwin Park

-$5.36

-$5.78

-$11.14

In lewood

-$15.75

$3.54

-$12.22

Rolling Hills Estates

-$26.30

-$16.52

-$42.82

Malibu

-$59.45

$3.60

-$55.86

La Mirada

$18.67

-$94.78

-$76.11

Commerce

-$26.17

-$67.78

-$93.96

Vernon

-$575.81

-$3,027.82

-$3,603.63

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Graph 3-2 shows the 3-year dollar change in sales and use tax revenue for the top 10 and bottom ten cities in Los Angeles County, including the city of Los Angeles and the "Average City." The city of Los Angeles ranks below the County average in sales and use tax revenue change over the period.

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Table 3-3 shows the percent change in per capita sales and use tax revenue for the three years FY 96-97, 97-98 and 98-99. The 88 cities in Los Angeles County are sorted in rank order by the 3-year change. Los Angeles

Table 3-3 Percent Change Sales and Use Tax Per Capita for all 88 cities in Los Angeles County

City Name

Percent Change in Sales and Use Tax PC, FY 96-97 to 97-98

Percent Change in Sales and Use Tax PC, FY 97-98 to 98-99

Percent Change in Sales and Use Tax PC, FY 96-97 to 98-99

Santa Fe Springs

4044.51%

-4.91%

3840.99%

Bell

1.28%

9.55%

1095.00%

Long Beach

252.60%

1.68%

258.52%

Bell Gardens

6.74%

123.13%

138.16%

La Puente

2.92%

108.96%

115.07%

Lakewood

2.56%

59.94%

64.04%

Palmdale

15.95%

34.90%

56.42%

Norwalk

55.58%

-3.63%

49.94%

Bradbu

-48.57%

177.77%

42.87%

EI Se undo

1.89%

39.58%

42.22%

Calabasas

-18.74%

71.16%

39.08%

Westlake Village

19.48%

14.37%

36.65%

Hermosa Beach

19.59%

13.21%

35.38%

Com ton

9.06%

21.00%

31.96%

Azusa

-6.27%

35.01%

26.55%

San Dimas

22.33%

2.66%

25.59%

San Marino

16.64%

4.73%

22.16%

Montebello

-3.75%

25.24%

20.54%

West Covina

-672.65%

8.02%

19.19%

Downe

12.48%

5.44%

18.60%

Alhambra

0.62%

17.23%

17.95%

Avalon

-2.82%

20.39%

17.00%

Glendora

-3.44%

19.37%

15.27%

Glendale

4.53%

9.68%

14.65%

El Monte

-0.75%

14.32%

13.47%

Palos Verdes Estates

-1.95%

14.90%

12.65%

Cerritos

3.88%

8.25%

12.45%

"Average City"

7.63%

3.26%

11.14%

Claremont

13.14%

-3.13%

9.60%

Manhattan Beach

11.70%

-2.21%

9.23%

West Hollywood

8.93%

-0.16%

8.75%

Bellflower

1.13%

7.54%

8.75%

Monrovia

5.26%

3.01%

8.42%

Carson

2.51%

5.72%

8.38%

Arcadia

8.73%

-0.34%

8.36%

Torrance

0.27%

7.95%

8.24%

Industry

7.65%

0.50%

8.20%

Signal Hill

5.19%

2.66%

7.99%

La Verne

0.98%

6.66%

7.71

Ma ood

22.72%

-12.98%

6.79%

Whittier

8.55%

-1.66%

6.75%

Pasadena

-0.08%

6.59%

6.51

Santa Monica

6.57%

-0.70%

5.83%

L nwood

-12.79%

21.10%

5.61

La Canada-Flintrid e

3.34%

2.01%

5.41

Los Angeles

3.58%

1.58%

5.22%

Hunting ton Park

-5.11%

10.65%

5.00%

Santa Clarita

-6.97%

12.20%

4.38%

Gardena

-0.72%

5.12%

4.37%

Rancho Palos Verdes

1.16%

3.17%

4.36%

Irwindale

11.27%

-6.29%

4.27%

Pomona

-2.47%

6.87%

4.23%

Covina

1.23%

2.38%

3.64%

South Pasadena

1.61%

0.42%

2.04%

Sierra Madre

-10.76%

14.03%

1.76%

Culver City

2.92%

-1.78%

1.09%

Beverly Hills

1.99%

-1.87%

0.09%

A oura Hills

14.02%

-12.34%

-0.05%

South El Monte

-2.08%

1.16%

-0.94%

Cudah

10.97%

-11.31%

-1.59%

San Fernando

3.94%

-5.60%

-1.87%

Walnut

5.78%

-7.75%

-2.42%

Monterey Park

0.84%

-3.30%

-2.49%

Rosemead

3.03%

-6.38%

-3.54%

Hawthorne

-7.55%

4.09%

-3.77%

Temp le City

-2.33%

-1.83%

-4.12%

Burbank

0.65%

-4.89%

-4.28%

Redondo Beach

5.33%

-9.24%

-4.40%

South Gate

7.37%

-12.27%

-5.81

Duarte

-3.21%

-3.49%

-6.59%

Vernon

-1.06%

-5.63%

-6.63%

Lawndale

-33.23%

38.32%

-7.65%

Artesia

-2.86%

-5.48%

-8.18%

Paramount

-8.08%

-0.27%

-8.33%

Pico Rivera

-7.80%

-2.07%

-9.71

San Gabriel

-0.67%

-10.05%

-10.66%

Commerce

-3.00%

-8.02%

-10.78%

La Habra Heights

9.86%

-19.31%

-11.36%

Diamond Bar

-20.96%

10.32%

-12.80%

Lancaster

-1.57%

-11.51%

-12.90%

In lewood

-23.60%

6.93%

-18.31

Hidden Hills

-64.38%

115.33%

-23.30%

Rolling Hills Estates

-15.93%

-11.91%

-25.94%

Baldwin Park

-14.01%

-17.60%

-29.15%

Malibu

-49.90%

6.03%

-46.88%

Lomita

-6.72%

6.71%

-47.00%

La Mirada

15.10%

-66.62%

-61.58%

Hawaiian Gardens

-

-12.48%

-

Rolling Hills

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-

-

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Graph 3-3 shows the percent change in PC sales and use tax revenue from FY 1996-97 to FY 1998-99. As illustrated, the City of Los Angeles ranks below the "Average City" in this respect.

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Table 3-4 shows per capita sales and use tax revenue as a percentage of per capita income for FY 1998-99 for the cities in Los Angeles County. The City of Los Angeles ranks well below the "Average City" and in the bottom half of the cities in Los Angeles County.

Table 3-4 Sales and Use Tax Revenue Per Capita as a Percentage of Per Capita Income, FY 1998-1999

City Name

PC Sales and Use Tax, FY 98-99

PC Income, FY 98-99

Sales Tax as a Percentage of PC Income

Industry

$33,793.03

$9,877.00

342.14%

Vernon

$50,774.96

$17,812.00

285.06%

Irwindale

$2,193.70

$13,144.00

16.69%

Santa Fe Springs

$1,131.93

$14,547.00

7.78%

Commerce

$777.76

$11,117.00

7.00%

Signal Hill

$900.11

$24,399.00

3.69%

Cerritos

$395.84

$25,249.00

1.57%

EI Se undo

$504.60

$33,996.00

1.48%

San Fernando

$168.69

$11,485.00

1.47%

South El Monte

$131.41

$10,130.00

1.30%

El Monte

$107.96

$10,316.00

1.05%

Montebello

$154.71

$15,125.00

1.02%

Carson

$173.77

$17,107.00

1.02%

Culver City

$280.89

$29,025.00

0.97%

Avalon

$176.04

$21,032.00

0.84%

La Puente

$93.42

$11,336.00

0.82%

Torrance

$220.04

$28,144.00

0.78%

Paramount

$81.48

$11,487.00

0.71

Bell Gardens

$59.32

$8,415.00

0.70%

Monrovia

$152.34

$21,686.00

0.70%

Alhambra

$121.12

$17,350.00

0.70%

Beverly Hills

$443.07

$65,507.00

0.68%

Lakewood

$141.36

$22,095.00

0.64%

Huntin ton Park

$59.60

$9,340.00

0.64%

Covina

$128.90

$20,231.00

0.64%

Burbank

$162.59

$25,713.00

0.63%

Gardena

$108.96

$17,263.00

0.63%

Pasadena

$175.13

$28,186.00

0.62%

Downe

$111.06

$18,197.00

0.61%

Duarte

$119.72

$19,648.00

0.61

Westlake Village

$275.94

$49,596.00

0.56%

Com ton

$56.17

$10,389.00

0.54%

Pomona

$72.04

$13,336.00

0.54%

Glendale

$119.59

$22,227.00

0.54%

Artesia

$83.96

$15,763.00

0.53%

Santa Monica

$227.38

$42,874.00

0.53%

West Covina

$100.93

$19,342.00

0.52%

West Hollywood

$183.52

$38,302.00

0.48%

"Average City"

$100.20

$21,311.12

0.47%

Hawthorne

$70.24

$15,022.00

0.47%

Bell

$45.62

$9,905.00

0.46%

Lawndale

$61.90

$13,702.00

0.45%

Azusa

$59.17

$13,412.00

0.44%

Bellflower

$69.07

$15,982.00

0.43%

South Gate

$45.61

$10,602.00

0.43%

Cudahy

$36.73

$8,688.00

0.42%

Arcadia

$117.69

$28,400.00

0.41

Lancaster

$69.32

$16,935.00

0.41%

Norwalk

$56.87

$14,022.00

0.41

Hawaiian Gardens

$42.36

$10,728.00

0.39%

Los Angeles

$81.01

$20,671.00

0.39%

Santa Clarita

$104.98

$26,841.00

0.39%

Whittier

$81.15

$21,409.00

0.38%

In lewood

$54.53

$14,776.00

0.37%

Rosemead

$44.63

$12,146.00

0.37%

San Dimas

$103.89

$28,321.00

0.37%

San Gabriel

$61.60

$16,807.00

0.37%

Long Beach

$67.92

$19,040.00

0.36%

Pico Rivera

$46.10

$13,011.00

0.35%

Palmdale

$49.06

$16,384.00

0.30%

Glendora

$76.71

$25,993.00

0.30%

Redondo Beach

$109.63

$38,305.00

0.29%

Monterey Park

$50.03

$17,661.00

0.28%

Manhattan Beach

$171.78

$61,136.00

0.28%

La Verne

$74.17

$26,689.00

0.28%

Ma ood

$24.76

$8,926.00

0.28%

L nwood

$25.94

$9,542.00

0.27%

Claremont

$71.65

$28,843.00

0.25%

Rolling Hills Estates

$122.24

$51,849.00

0.24%

Baldwin Park

$27.08

$11,562.00

0.23%

A oura Hills

$92.91

$39,700.00

0.23%

Lomita

$50.92

$22,127.00

0.23%

Calabasas

$108.41

$48,189.00

0.22%

Hermosa Beach

$116.69

$54,244.00

0.22%

Temp le City

$43.10

$20,267.00

0.21

La Mirada

$47.49

$22,404.00

0.21

South Pasadena

$51.74

$32,620.00

0.16%

Walnut

$37.76

$25,196.00

0.15%

La Canada-Flintrid e

$77.88

$52,838.00

0.15%

Diamond Bar

$35.98

$25,472.00

0.14%

Malibu

$63.29

$74,336.00

0.09%

San Marino

$27.70

$59,150.00

0.05%

Rancho Palos Verdes

$18.19

$46,250.00

0.04%

Sierra Madre

$14.78

$41,104.00

0.04%

Palos Verdes Estates

$15.34

$69,040.00

0.02%

Hidden Hills

$13.98

$94,096.00

0.01%

La Habra Heights

$6.81

$47,258.00

0.01

Bradbu

$7.36

$57,717.00

0.01

Rolling Hills

$1.47

$111,031.00

0.00%

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Graph 3-4a 

Per Capita Sales and Use Tax as a Percentage of Per Capita Income, FY 1998-1999, Top 10, Bottom 10, the City of Los Angeles, and "Average City"

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Graph 3-4b shows sales and use tax revenue per capita as a percentage of per capita income for selected cities immediately adjacent to the city of Los Angeles in Los Angeles County. It is noteworthy that all of these cities garner a higher sales tax per capita than the City of Los Angeles.

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Table 3-5 contains data about retail automotive related businesses (auto dealers and other auto related businesses) in 66 cities in Los Angeles County. These 66 cities are among the 272 California cities for which the State Board of Equalization collects such data. The second column, Total Permits, 2000 lists the number of such establishments in each city. The next column "Taxable sales, 2000" lists the annual sales generated by all such establishments in each city. The far right column, "Sales per Permit, 2000" is calculated by dividing the taxable sales (2000), for each city by the number of permits in that city. So, for example, the city of Cerritos has 29 auto related businesses, which generate $891,180,000 in sales, or $30,730,345 per permit. The cities are listed in rank order by sales per permit.

Cities at the top of this list probably have more automobile dealerships relative to the number of automotive businesses than cities toward the bottom of the list. A successful automobile dealership can generate very large taxable sales. The City of Los Angeles ranks 43rd out of 66 cities listed in terms of sales per permit for year 2000. This indicates that the City of Los Angeles probably has fewer large, successful dealerships than most of the cities listed and a greater relative number of small automobile-related retail businesses. Table 3-6 illustrates this point.

Table 3-5 Taxable Sales per Automotive Related Business Permit, 2000

City Name

Total Permits, 2000

Taxable Sales, 2000

Sales per Permit, 2000

Cerritos

29

$891,180,000

$30,730,345

Claremont

6

$120,689,000

$20,114,833

Beverly Hills

24

$228,818,000

$9,534,083

Alhambra

46

$426,917,000

$9,280,804

Monrovia

19

$164,088,000

$8,636,211

Duarte

17

$146,635,000

$8,625,588

Industry

45

$377,339,000

$8,385,311

Manhattan Beach

8

$58,359,000

$7,294,875

West Covina

40

$291,317,000

$7,282,925

Torrance

88

$585,192,000

$6,649,909

El Monte

143

$813,497,000

$5,688,790

Si nal Hill

31

$171,170,000

$5,521,613

Pasadena

75

$411,536,000

$5,487,147

Santa Monica

80

$429,191,000

$5,364,888

Carson

54

$284,096,000

$5,261,037

Santa Clarita

75

$386,838,000

$5,157,840

Downe

77

$352,361,000

$4,576,117

Glendale

129

$569,322,000

$4,413,349

Hermosa Beach

16

$68,310,000

$4,269,375

Norwalk

41

$173,793,000

$4,238,854

Culver City

42

$153,958,000

$3,665,667

Huntin ton Park

114

$408,833,000

$3,586,254

Palmdale

47

$149,508,000

$3,181,021

Covina

45

$110,981,000

$2,466,244

La Verne

11

$26,239,000

$2,385,364

Pico Rivera

28

$62,267,000

$2,223,821

Lancaster

105

$230,498,000

$2,195,219

Santa Fe Springs

76

$166,379,000

$2,189,197

Glendora

50

$108,486,000

$2,169,720

San Gabriel

28

$59,166,000

$2,113,071

Diamond Bar

16

$32,497,000

$2,031,063

San Fernando

25

$50,555,000

$2,022,200

West Hollywood

9

$18,118,000

$2,013,111

La Mirada

19

$36,886,000

$1,941,368

Bellflower

106

$204,682,000

$1,930,962

Monterey Park

20

$37,891,000

$1,894,550

Whittier

86

$153,500,000

$1,784,884

Bell

29

$50,302,000

$1,734,552

La Puente

36

$59,292,000

$1,647,000

South Gate

117

$189,999,000

$1,623,923

Gardena

69

$110,810,000

$1,605,942

Montebello

44

$63,924,000

$1,452,818

Los Angeles

2,302

$3,275,664,000

$1,422,964

Long Beach

235

$332,679,000

$1,415,655

Hawthorne

63

$66,666,000

$1,058,190

Commerce

22

$20,268,000

$921,273

In lewood

66

$58,146,000

$881,000

Pomona

194

$169,083,000

$871,562

Redondo Beach

28

$24,267,000

$866,679

Burbank

65

$54,969,000

$845,677

Lawndale

38

$21,535,000

$566,711

Azusa

40

$21,670,000

$541,750

L nwood

44

$17,653,000

$401,205

Temple City

13

$4,555,000

$350,385

La Canada-Flintrid e

7

$2,337,000

$333,857

Baldwin Park

38

$12,673,000

$333,500

Rosemead

48

$15,711,000

$327,313

A oura Hills

5

$1,579,000

$315,800

Com ton

85

$24,857,000

$292,435

Paramount

41

$11,712,000

$285,659

San Dimas

12

$2,774,000

$231,167

Arcadia

16

$3,414,000

$213,375

EI Segundo

13

$2,144,000

$164,923

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Graph 3-5 shows retail sales per auto dealer and auto supplier permit for selected cities immediately adjacent to the City of Los Angeles in 2000. It is notable that the City of Los Angeles ranks 5th out of the 6 selected cities.

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Table 3-6 shows the number of new car dealerships per 100,000 residents for the year 2000. The City of Los Angeles, with 1.917 new car dealers per 100,000 residents ranks 37th out of 45 cities listed.

Despite being in the middle of a very large regional automobile market, the City of Los Angeles has attracted (or retained) relatively fewer new car dealerships than most other Los Angeles County cities with such businesses.

Table 3-6 Car Dealers per 100,000 Residents, 2000

City Name

Car Dealers per 100,000 Residents, 2000

Industry

1012.658

Beverly Hills

22.956

Signal Hill

20.151

Culver City

20.075

Santa Monica

15.909

Monrovia

15.810

Alhambra

14.773

Duarte

13.575

Torrance

12.667

Whittier

10.514

Hermosa Beach

10.417

Calabasas

9.639

San Fernando

8.247

Pasadena

7.925

Glendora

7.874

West Covina

7.333

San Gabriel

7.326

Downe

7.246

Glendale

6.993

Bell Gardens

6.637

El Monte

5.858

Manhattan Beach

5.634

Claremont

5.626

Gardena

5.017

Lancaster

4.062

Palmdale

4.042

Long Beach

3.382

Carson

3.219

Montebello

3.135

La Verne

3.077

Norwalk

2.812

Bell

2.660

La Puente

2.372

La Mirada

2.086

South Gate

2.016

Pomona

1.949

Los Angeles

1.917

Diamond Bar

1.721

Monterey Park

1.597

Redondo Beach

1.522

Baldwin Park

1.276

Hawthorne

1.157

Burbank

0.973

In lewood

0.869

Santa Clarita

0.632

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Graph 3-6 shows the number of new car dealerships per 100,000 residents for the year 2000. Compared to the cities of San Fernando, Burbank, Pasadena and Glendale, the City of Los Angeles has relatively few dealerships.

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Table 3-7 New Car Dealers per 100,000 Residents in Areas of the City of Los Angeles

Area of the City of Los Angeles

New Car Dealers per 100,000 Residents, Year 2000

San Fernando Valley

3.248

Residual Los Angeles

1.237

Hollywood

1.130

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Graph 3-7 conveys the information in Table 3-7 in graphic form. The proposed city of San Fernando Valley would have more than 2.5 times the number of new car dealerships per 100,000 residents than residual Los Angeles. The proposed City of Hollywood would have somewhat fewer new car dealerships per 100,000 residents than residual Los Angeles.

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Table 3-8 shows retail sales per capita for the 25 cities in Los Angeles County that levy a Gross Receipt Tax on retail businesses. Also listed are the per capita incomes for each of these cities. The cities are rank ordered by per capita retail store sales in 1999. As is apparent from the data, retail store sales per capita vary substantially. Los Angeles

Table 3-8  Retail Sales Per  Capita Income For Cities in Los Angeles County that Levy a Gross Receipts Tax on Retail Businesses

City Name

PC Retail Store

Sales, 1999

Income PC,

1999

Irwindale

$47,570.59

$13,144

Beverly Hills

$33,975.64

$65,507

Culver City

$21,609.95

$29,025

Santa Monica

$16,973.86

$42,874

West Hollywood

$13,241.25

$38,302

San Fernando

$12,419.47

$11,485

Montebello

$10,607.22

$15,125

Alhambra

$10,315.85

$17,350

El Monte

$9,013.97

$10,316

Downe

$8,559.29

$18,197

Lakewood

$8,314.24

$22,095

Gardena

$6,982.22

$17,263

Whittier

$6,259.98

$21,409

La Mirada

$6,099.82

$22,404

Hawthorne

$5,966.19

$15,022

Claremont

$5,485.27

$28,843

Los Angeles

$5,411.27

$20,671

Azusa

$5,032.09

$13,412

Pomona

$4,721.76

$13,336

Huntin ton Park

$4,645.76

$9,340

Pico Rivera

$4,090.13

$13,011

South Gate

$4,064.50

$10,602

In lewood

$3,174.98

$14,776

Bell

$3,030.28

$9,905

Compton

$2,118.86

$10,389

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Table 3-9 rearranges the data from Table 3-8. In this table the per capita retail store sales are divided by the per capita income to determine the relationship between the two variables. A city with higher per capita retail store sales relative to its per capita income has clearly created a more successful retail sales environment than a city with lower per capita retail store sales relative to its per capita income.

For example the city of Downey has a personal income of $18,197 and per capita retail store sales of $8559. So, retail store sales per capita in Downey are equal to 47% of Downey's per capita income.

The City of Los Angeles has a per capita income of $20,671 and per capita retail store sales of $5411. So, retail store sales per capita in Los Angeles are only equal to 26% of the city's per capita income.

Only in Inglewood (21%), Compton (20%), and Claremont (19%) are retail store sales per capita a lower percentage of per capita income than for the City of Los Angeles.

Table 3-9 Retail Sales Per Capita as a Percent of Per Capita Income

City Name

PC Retail Store Sales, 1999

PC Income, 1999

PC Retail Sales as a % of PC Income

Irwindale

$47,570.59

$13,144

361.92%

San Fernando

$12,419.47

$11,485

108.14%

El Monte

$9,013.97

$10,316

87.38%

Culver City

$21,609.95

$29,025

74.45%

Montebello

$10,607.22

$15,125

70.13%

Alhambra

$10,315.85

$17,350

59.46%

Beverly Hills

$33,975.64

$65,507

51.87%

Huntin ton Park

$4,645.76

$9,340

49.74%

Downe

$8,559.29

$18,197

47.04%

Gardena

$6,982.22

$17,263

40.45%

Hawthorne

$5,966.19

$15,022

39.72%

Santa Monica

$16,973.86

$42,874

39.59%

South Gate

$4,064.50

$10,602

38.34%

Lakewood

$8,314.24

$22,095

37.63%

Azusa

$5,032.09

$13,412

37.52%

Pomona

$4,721.76

$13,336

35.41

West Hollywood

$13,241.25

$38,302

34.57%

Pico Rivera

$4,090.13

$13,011

31.44%

Bell

$3,030.28

$9,905

30.59%

Whittier

$6,259.98

$21,409

29.24%

La Mirada

$6,099.82

$22,404

27.23%

Los Angeles

$5,411.27

$20,671

26.18%

In lewood

$3,174.98

$14,776

21.49%

Com ton

$2,118.86

$10,389

20.40%

Claremont

$5,485.27

$28,843

19.02%

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Table 3-10 shows the gross receipts tax paid by retail businesses in those 25 cities in Los Angeles County that levy such taxes. The method by which cities tax retail business vary from taxing the gross sales of the business, taxing the total number of employees, taxing the square footage of building occupied by the retail business, and not taxing retail businesses at all. In Los Angeles County, 6 cities do not tax retail businesses at all (Calabasas, Diamond Bar, Glendale, Industry Santa Clarita, and Westlake Village). The City of Los Angeles taxes the gross sale receipts of businesses. For purposes of comparison, only the cities that levy similar gross receipts taxes are examined.

Within those cities that a levy gross receipts tax, the method of taxation varies greatly. Many charge an initial flat rate and then vary the percent of the gross receipts levied at different levels. For example, the City of Los Angeles charges $110.86 minimum tax for first $75,000 or less of gross receipts, then $1.48 per $1,000 over $75,000 of gross receipts.

In order to analyze these varied criteria, the gross receipts tax was generated for a business that generates gross receipts of $200,000, $500,000, $1,000,000, and $2,000,000, in order to show the relative taxation of different size businesses.

The City of Los Angeles levies higher gross receipts taxes relative to the other cities in Los Angeles. In the City of Los Angeles, a business that generates $200,000 in gross receipts is taxed $300, 3rd highest of these 25 cities. A business that generates $500,000 in gross receipts is taxed $739.86, 3rd highest of these 25 cities. A business that generates $1,000,000 in gross receipts is taxed $1479.86, 2nd highest of these 25 cities. And finally, a business that generates $2,000,000 in gross receipts is taxed $2,959.86, highest of the 25 cities shown in this table.

Table 3-10 Gross Receipts Tax on Retail Businesses 2001- Gross Sales Per:

City Name

$200,000 sales receipts

$500,000 sales receipts

$1,000,000 sales receipts

$2,000,000 sales receipts

Los Angeles

$295.86

$739.86

$1,479.86

$2,959.86

Bell

$260.00

$566.00

$850.00

$2,833.00

Beverly Hills

$250.00

$625.00

$1,250.00

$2,500.00

Santa Monica

$250.00

$625.00

$1,250.00

$2,500.00

In lewood

$220.00

$550.00

$1,100.00

$2,200.00

Culver City

$245.00

$545.00

$1,045.00

$2,045.00

South Gate

$245.00

$545.00

$1,045.00

$2,045.00

Hawthorne

$220.00

$420.00

$1,020.00

$2,020.00

Huntin ton Park

$200.00

$500.00

$1,000.00

$2,000.00

Irwindale

$513.00

$1,356.00

$1,703.00

$1,823.00

San Fernando

$260.00

$620.00

$1,220.00

$1,820.00

Montebello

$172.00

$283.00

$570.00

$1,090.00

Gardena

$150.00

$300.00

$550.00

$1,050.00

Pomona

$178.25

$328.25

$578.25

$976.25

West Hollywood

$96.00

$240.00

$480.00

$960.00

El Monte

$235.00

$400.00

$675.00

$920.00

Azusa

$300.00

$750.00

$750.00

$900.00

Claremont

$155.25

$278.25

$483.25

$893.25

Com ton

$225.00

$375.00

$625.00

$875.00

Pico Rivera

$166.00

$316.00

$466.00

$766.00

Whittier

$185.00

$335.00

$510.00

$710.00

Downe

$60.00

$144.00

$348.00

$478.00

Alhambra

$191.00

$263.00

$387.00

$416.00

Lakewood

$100.00

$145.00

$220.00

$375.00

La Mirada

$80.00

$140.00

$190.00

$290.00

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Table 3-11 shows the retail store sales per capita for 1999 and the gross receipts tax paid by a retail business that generates $2,000,000 in gross receipts (See Table 3-10 for an explanation of how these numbers were derived). The table is rank ordered by per capita retail store sales (That is city population divided into total taxable retail sales). This comparison is significant because it shows the correlation between how much a retail sales business is taxed and the amount of retail sales per capita.

The City of Los Angeles ranks 17 out of the 25 in per capita retail sales of the cities in Los Angeles County that levy a gross receipts sales tax, generating $5,411.27 in retail sales per capita. While there are only 8 cities that generate lower retail sales per capita than the City of Los Angeles, out of the 25 cities, the City of Los Angeles levies the highest gross receipt tax ($2,959) on a retail business that generates $2,000,000 in gross receipts.

It is also interesting to note that the average tax on $2,000,000 worth of retail sales receipts for the cities in this table that have higher per capita retail store sales than the City of Los Angeles (that is to say, per capita retail store sales above $5,411 is average) is $13,962.17. In the cities below the City of Los Angeles, the average tax on $2,000,000 worth of retail sales is $1,574.

Table 3-11 Per Capita Retail Sales and Gross Receipts Tax on $2,000,000 in Retail Sales

City Name

PC Retail Store Sales, 1999

Tax on $2,000,000 worth of sales receipts

Irwindale

$47,570.59

$1,823.00

Beverly Hills

$33,975.64

$2,500.00

Culver City

$21,609.95

$2,045.00

Santa Monica

$16,973.86

$2,500.00

West Hollywood

$13,241.25

$960.00

San Fernando

$12,419.47

$1,820.00

Montebello

$10,607.22

$1,090.00

Alhambra

$10,315.85

$416.00

El Monte

$9,013.97

$920.00

Downe

$8,559.29

$478.00

Lakewood

$8,314.24

$375.00

Gardena

$6,982.22

$1,050.00

Whittier

$6,259.98

$710.00

La Mirada

$6,099.82

$290.00

Hawthorne

$5,966.19

$2,020.00

Claremont

$5,485.27

$893.25

Los Angeles

$5,411.27

$2,959.86

Azusa

$5,032.09

$900.00

Pomona

$4,721.76

$976.25

Huntin ton Park

$4,645.76

$2,000.00

Pico Rivera

$4,090.13

$766.00

South Gate

$4,064.50

$2,045.00

In lewood

$3,174.98

$2,200.00

Bell

$3,030.28

$2,833.00

Compton

$2,118.86

$875.00

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In Graph 3-11, the red bars show the retail store sales per capita (left scale). The blue diamonds show the gross receipts tax on a business that generates $2,000,000 in sales receipts. The black line is equivalent to the amount the City of Los Angeles taxes a retail business that generates $2,000,000 in gross receipts. This allows a quick comparison between each city's store sales per capita and the store sales per capita of the City of Los Angeles.

Each of the cities listed has a lower gross sales tax than the City of Los Angeles and higher store sales per capita. Cities that levy lower business taxes generate substantially higher store sales per capita. Taxable retail sales generate sales tax revenue, which is an important component of municipal finances in California

Graph 3-11 Per Capita Retail Sales versus Gross Tax on $2,000,000 in Sales Receipts

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