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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Atascadero took in $49.2 million and spent $50.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes68%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)17%Federal tax money8.7%State tax money5.3%Fines and other0.5%

What stands out

15%

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

City taxes68%

Other taxes
30%$15.0 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; other licenses and 4 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$8.5 million
  • Other licenses$2.7 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$2.0 million
  • Public utility taxes$1.3 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$236 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$231 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
23%$11.2 million
Sales tax
15%$7.4 million

Fees for services17%

Fees for services
17%$8.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 2 more
  • Other service charges$4.0 million
  • Sewer$3.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$863 thousand
  • Transit fares$36 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.7%

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

From the federal government
8.7%$4.3 million

State tax money5.3%

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

From the state
5.3%$2.6 million

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.4%$183 thousand
Fines
0.1%$60 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails39%Roads, transit and parking33%Running the government and other costs12%Parks, recreation and libraries9.1%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.0%All other spending2.5%

What stands out

33%

of Atascadero's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
39%$19.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$10.6 million
  • Fire protection$6.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$2.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$384 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
33%$16.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$16.2 million
  • Public transit$522 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$6.3 million
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)$3.6 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.1%$4.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$4.6 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.0%$2.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$2.0 million
Interest on debt
1.4%$708 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.8%$419 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$419 thousand
Housing and community development
0.3%$145 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Atascadero. 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 Atascadero 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.