County government · Calaveras County, CA

Calaveras County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Calaveras County took in $192 million and spent $183 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money47%County taxes25%Fees for services (garbage collection, airport)10%Fines and other8.6%Federal tax money8.2%Local tax money1.5%

What stands out

47%

of Calaveras County's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 23%.

County taxes25%

Property tax
17%$32.1 million
Other taxes
5.6%$10.7 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; other selective sales taxes and 4 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$2.9 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$2.7 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$2.4 million
  • Public utility taxes$1.4 million
  • Other licenses$820 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$593 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
2.5%$4.8 million

Fees for services10%

Fees for services
10%$19.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 4 more
  • Other service charges$9.4 million
  • Garbage collection$9.3 million
  • Airport$513 thousand
  • Road charges$266 thousand
  • Other school charges$17 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.2%

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

From the federal government
8.2%$15.7 million

State tax money47%

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

From the state
47%$89.9 million

Local tax money1.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.5%$2.9 million

Fines and other8.6%

Interest, rents and other
8.4%$16.2 million
Fines
0.2%$379 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails19%Health and hospitals18%Roads, transit and parking15%Social services15%Running the government and other costs15%All other spending18%

What stands out

15%

of Calaveras County's spending goes to social services.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$35.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$16.5 million
  • Prisons and jails$8.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$6.3 million
  • Inspections and regulation$2.4 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$2.0 million
Health and hospitals
18%$32.6 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$32.6 million
Roads, transit and parking
15%$27.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$27.1 million
  • Airports$630 thousand
Social services
15%$27.4 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$27.4 million
Running the government and other costs
15%$27.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$17.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$5.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.5 million
Schools and colleges
12%$21.3 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$21.3 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.6%$6.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$6.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$1.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$932 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$578 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$1.4 million
Environment and natural resources
0.5%$857 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$857 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.4%$735 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$436 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$299 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Calaveras County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of Calaveras County 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.