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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Buellton took in $15.5 million and spent $17.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes70%Fees for services (water, sewer)26%State tax money3.4%Fines and other1.0%

What stands out

24%

of Buellton's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes70%

Other taxes
30%$4.7 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$4.3 million
  • Public utility taxes$357 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$68 thousand
  • Other licenses$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
24%$3.8 million
Property tax
15%$2.3 million

Fees for services26%

Fees for services
26%$4.0 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$2.5 million
  • Sewer$1.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$229 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.4%

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

From the state
3.4%$535 thousand

Fines and other1.0%

Interest, rents and other
1.0%$151 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$12 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs29%Water, sewer, trash and utilities18%Sent to other local governments16%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Roads, transit and parking14%All other spending6.4%

What stands out

16%

of Buellton's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
29%$5.0 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)$2.6 million
  • Other and not broken out$2.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$192 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
18%$3.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$2.1 million
  • Sewer systems$1.1 million
Sent to other local governments
16%$2.8 million
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$2.8 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$2.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$2.4 million
  • Fire protection$242 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$154 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$2.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$2.4 million
  • Public transit$30 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.5%$955 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$754 thousand
  • Libraries$201 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$166 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$101 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$65 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Buellton. 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 Buellton 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.