City government · Alameda County, CA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Albany took in $44.1 million and spent $40.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes59%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)27%Federal tax money5.6%Fines and other2.9%State tax money2.7%County and local tax money2.6%

What stands out

11%

of Albany's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes59%

Property tax
31%$13.6 million
Other taxes
17%$7.7 million
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility taxes and 4 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$3.2 million
  • Public utility taxes$2.6 million
  • Other licenses$863 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$783 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$109 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$56 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
11%$4.9 million

Fees for services27%

Fees for services
27%$11.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 1 more
  • Other service charges$6.9 million
  • Sewer$4.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$589 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.6%

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

From the federal government
5.6%$2.4 million

State tax money2.7%

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

From the state
2.7%$1.2 million

County and local tax money2.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.6%$1.1 million

Fines and other2.9%

Interest, rents and other
2.4%$1.1 million
Fines
0.5%$233 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs37%Police, fire, courts and jails31%Roads, transit and parking11%Parks, recreation and libraries7.9%Health and hospitals6.6%All other spending6.5%

What stands out

6.6%

of Albany's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
37%$14.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$9.7 million
  • Other and not broken out$5.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$12.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$7.8 million
  • Fire protection$3.3 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
11%$4.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.9%$3.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$2.5 million
  • Libraries$744 thousand
Health and hospitals
6.6%$2.7 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.7 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.2%$1.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$1.7 million
Interest on debt
2.3%$925 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Albany. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Albany 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.