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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Carpinteria took in $22.7 million and spent $29.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes74%Federal tax money8.2%Fees for services (parks and recreation, housing)6.5%State tax money5.1%County and local tax money3.3%Fines and other3.3%

What stands out

38%

of Carpinteria's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 6.1%.

City taxes74%

Other taxes
38%$8.7 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; other selective sales taxes and 4 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$4.0 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$3.5 million
  • Public utility taxes$727 thousand
  • Other licenses$266 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$119 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$77 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
21%$4.9 million
Sales tax
14%$3.2 million

Fees for services6.5%

Fees for services
6.5%$1.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 2 more
  • Other service charges$1.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$316 thousand
  • Housing$75 thousand
  • Road charges$3 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%$1.9 million

State tax money5.1%

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

From the state
5.1%$1.2 million

County and local tax money3.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.3%$745 thousand

Fines and other3.3%

Interest, rents and other
2.9%$648 thousand
Fines
0.4%$97 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails39%Running the government and other costs31%Roads, transit and parking16%Parks, recreation and libraries12%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.9%All other spending0.7%

What stands out

0.9%

of Carpinteria's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
39%$11.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; police and 1 more
  • Courts and legal services$5.6 million
  • Police$4.8 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.0 million
Running the government and other costs
31%$9.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.4 million
  • Other and not broken out$2.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
16%$4.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$4.5 million
  • Public transit$161 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
12%$3.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$3.4 million
  • Libraries$193 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.9%$269 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$269 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$113 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$113 thousand
Housing and community development
0.2%$72 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$14 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Carpinteria. 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 Carpinteria 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.