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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Antioch took in $201 million and spent $135 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes40%Fees for services (water, sewer)36%Fines and other16%State tax money6.1%Federal tax money1.1%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

20%

of Antioch's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 7.8%.

City taxes40%

Sales tax
20%$40.1 million
Property tax
12%$24.2 million
Other taxes
8.3%$16.7 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$7.2 million
  • Other licenses$4.4 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$3.8 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$912 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$286 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services36%

Fees for services
36%$73.1 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 5 more
  • Water$46.6 million
  • Other service charges$16.1 million
  • Sewer$8.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.4 million
  • Housing$313 thousand
  • Ports and waterways$30 thousand
  • Road charges$22 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.1%

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

From the federal government
1.1%$2.1 million

State tax money6.1%

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

From the state
6.1%$12.3 million

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$402 thousand

Fines and other16%

Interest, rents and other
16%$32.1 million
Fines
0.1%$211 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails37%Water, sewer, trash and utilities29%Running the government and other costs12%Roads, transit and parking9.5%Parks, recreation and libraries6.9%All other spending5.9%

What stands out

37%

of Antioch's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 25%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
37%$50.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and inspections and regulation
  • Police$46.5 million
  • Inspections and regulation$4.0 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
29%$38.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$32.6 million
  • Sewer systems$5.7 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$315 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$15.7 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)$15.5 million
  • Other and not broken out$245 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.5%$12.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; ports and harbors and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$12.7 million
  • Ports and harbors$56 thousand
  • Public transit$49 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.9%$9.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$9.3 million
Housing and community development
2.7%$3.7 million
Health and hospitals
1.8%$2.5 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.5 million
Interest on debt
1.4%$1.9 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$1.4 million
  • Interest on general debt$491 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Antioch. 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 Antioch 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.