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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Burlingame took in $155 million and spent $129 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes49%Fees for services (water, sewer)42%Fines and other5.8%Federal tax money2.5%State tax money1.2%

What stands out

12%

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

City taxes49%

Other taxes
21%$32.9 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other selective sales taxes and 4 more
  • Other licenses$13.0 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$12.4 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$3.9 million
  • Public utility taxes$1.7 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.0 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$908 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
15%$23.9 million
Sales tax
12%$18.8 million

Fees for services42%

Fees for services
42%$64.7 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 5 more
  • Other service charges$22.0 million
  • Water$20.1 million
  • Sewer$15.5 million
  • Parks and recreation$3.3 million
  • Parking$2.4 million
  • Garbage collection$1.3 million
  • Road charges$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.5%

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

From the federal government
2.5%$3.9 million

State tax money1.2%

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

From the state
1.2%$1.9 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$30 thousand

Fines and other5.8%

Interest, rents and other
5.2%$8.1 million
Fines
0.6%$876 thousand

Where it goes

Parks, recreation and libraries31%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Water, sewer, trash and utilities15%Running the government and other costs14%Roads, transit and parking11%All other spending4.4%

What stands out

31%

of Burlingame's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 5.6%.

Spending by category100%

Parks, recreation and libraries
31%$39.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$34.3 million
  • Libraries$5.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$30.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$18.1 million
  • Fire protection$12.6 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
15%$19.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$11.3 million
  • Sewer systems$7.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.2 million
Running the government and other costs
14%$18.6 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)$9.0 million
  • Other and not broken out$6.5 million
  • Government buildings$3.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
11%$14.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$15.2 million
  • Parking-$481 thousand
Interest on debt
4.3%$5.6 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$5.0 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$576 thousand
Housing and community development
0.1%$159 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Burlingame. 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 Burlingame 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.