City government · Amador County, CA

Amador City's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Amador City took in $515 thousand and spent $381 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money30%City taxes30%Fees for services (sewer)23%Fines and other13%Federal tax money4.5%

What stands out

30%

of Amador City's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

City taxes30%

Property tax
15%$77 thousand
Other taxes
11%$57 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 3 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$25 thousand
  • Other licenses$19 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$7 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$3 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
3.5%$18 thousand

Fees for services23%

Fees for services
23%$120 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer
  • Sewer$120 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.5%

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

From the federal government
4.5%$23 thousand

State tax money30%

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

From the state
30%$155 thousand

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
13%$65 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs40%Water, sewer, trash and utilities32%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Roads, transit and parking1.6%Housing and community development0.5%Parks, recreation and libraries0.3%

What stands out

26%

of Amador City's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
40%$151 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$101 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$49 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
32%$123 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$123 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$98 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and inspections and regulation
  • Police$75 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$23 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.6%$6 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6 thousand
Housing and community development
0.5%$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Amador City. 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 Amador City 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.