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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Campbell took in $73.3 million and spent $99.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes76%Fees for services (parks and recreation, garbage collection)10%Fines and other9.1%State tax money4.3%Federal tax money0.3%

What stands out

25%

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

City taxes76%

Property tax
35%$25.6 million
Sales tax
25%$18.0 million
Other taxes
16%$11.9 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 4 more
  • Other licenses$4.2 million
  • Public utility taxes$3.7 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$2.7 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$666 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$659 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere-$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services10%

Fees for services
10%$7.7 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 2 more
  • Other service charges$4.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$2.5 million
  • Garbage collection$717 thousand
  • Road charges$69 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.3%

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

From the federal government
0.3%$192 thousand

State tax money4.3%

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

From the state
4.3%$3.2 million

Fines and other9.1%

Interest, rents and other
8.8%$6.4 million
Fines
0.3%$223 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails33%Roads, transit and parking25%Running the government and other costs18%Sent to other local governments15%Parks, recreation and libraries7.6%All other spending2.0%

What stands out

15%

of Campbell's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
33%$32.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$20.8 million
  • Fire protection$9.9 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.6 million
Roads, transit and parking
25%$24.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$24.3 million
Running the government and other costs
18%$18.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$9.9 million
  • Other and not broken out$4.0 million
  • Government buildings$2.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.0 million
Sent to other local governments
15%$14.8 million
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$10.2 million
  • Sent to the state government$4.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.6%$7.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$7.5 million
Interest on debt
1.7%$1.7 million
Housing and community development
0.3%$272 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Campbell. 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 Campbell 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.