City government · Alameda County, CA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Alameda took in $319 million and spent $328 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes43%Fees for services (electric power, sewer)36%Fines and other13%State tax money3.1%Federal tax money3.1%County and local tax money1.3%

What stands out

17%

of Alameda's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 7.2%.

City taxes43%

Property tax
20%$63.1 million
Other taxes
17%$55.4 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; public utility taxes and 4 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$20.3 million
  • Public utility taxes$13.7 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$10.8 million
  • Other licenses$4.3 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$3.4 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$2.9 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
5.9%$18.7 million

Fees for services36%

Fees for services
36%$116 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; other service charges and 5 more
  • Electric power$78.1 million
  • Other service charges$18.0 million
  • Sewer$13.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$3.9 million
  • Housing$2.0 million
  • Garbage collection$594 thousand
  • Road charges$132 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.1%

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

From the federal government
3.1%$9.7 million

State tax money3.1%

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

From the state
3.1%$9.9 million

County and local tax money1.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.3%$4.1 million

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
13%$41.0 million
Fines
0.4%$1.4 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails29%Water, sewer, trash and utilities23%Running the government and other costs17%Roads, transit and parking13%Housing and community development9.3%All other spending8.4%

What stands out

9.3%

of Alameda's spending goes to housing and community development.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 1.4%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$96.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$46.8 million
  • Police$46.2 million
  • Inspections and regulation$3.7 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
23%$76.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Electric power$70.5 million
  • Sewer systems$3.9 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.6 million
Running the government and other costs
17%$56.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$46.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$10.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
13%$41.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; parking and 2 more
  • Roads and highways$38.2 million
  • Parking$2.0 million
  • Ports and harbors$514 thousand
  • Public transit$468 thousand
Housing and community development
9.3%$30.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.6%$21.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$16.0 million
  • Libraries$5.7 million
Interest on debt
1.0%$3.2 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on electric power debt
  • Interest on general debt$2.3 million
  • Interest on electric power debt$821 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.8%$2.7 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.7 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Alameda. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of City of Alameda 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.