City government · Placer County, CA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Auburn took in $26.8 million and spent $24.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes59%Fees for services (sewer, airport)29%State tax money5.3%Federal tax money2.2%Fines and other2.2%County and local tax money1.8%

What stands out

35%

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

City taxes59%

Sales tax
35%$9.3 million
Property tax
17%$4.7 million
Other taxes
7.1%$1.9 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$919 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$380 thousand
  • Other licenses$242 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$192 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$172 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services29%

Fees for services
29%$7.8 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; airport and 3 more
  • Sewer$6.8 million
  • Airport$683 thousand
  • Other service charges$270 thousand
  • Transit fares$72 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.2%

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

From the federal government
2.2%$601 thousand

State tax money5.3%

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

From the state
5.3%$1.4 million

County and local tax money1.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.8%$472 thousand

Fines and other2.2%

Interest, rents and other
2.0%$524 thousand
Fines
0.2%$54 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails39%Running the government and other costs24%Water, sewer, trash and utilities17%Roads, transit and parking13%Interest on debt7.0%Housing and community development<0.1%

What stands out

39%

of Auburn's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
39%$9.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$5.8 million
  • Fire protection$3.3 million
  • Inspections and regulation$636 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$6.0 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)$3.3 million
  • Other and not broken out$2.7 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
17%$4.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$3.8 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$328 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$3.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$2.1 million
  • Public transit$615 thousand
  • Airports$487 thousand
Interest on debt
7.0%$1.7 million
Housing and community development
<0.1%$17 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Auburn. 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 Auburn 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.