City government · Stanislaus County, CA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Ceres took in $85.8 million and spent $51.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)41%City taxes27%Fines and other18%Federal tax money8.2%State tax money5.0%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

13%

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

City taxes27%

Sales tax
13%$10.9 million
Property tax
9.2%$7.9 million
Other taxes
5.6%$4.8 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$2.4 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.5 million
  • Other licenses$591 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$259 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$84 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services41%

Fees for services
41%$35.5 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$17.0 million
  • Sewer$10.7 million
  • Other service charges$7.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$289 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%$7.0 million

State tax money5.0%

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

From the state
5.0%$4.3 million

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$190 thousand

Fines and other18%

Interest, rents and other
17%$14.8 million
Fines
0.4%$359 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails46%Water, sewer, trash and utilities26%Roads, transit and parking11%Parks, recreation and libraries5.7%Running the government and other costs4.3%All other spending5.8%

What stands out

46%

of Ceres' spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
46%$23.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$14.7 million
  • Fire protection$8.8 million
  • Inspections and regulation$448 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
26%$13.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$7.5 million
  • Water supply$6.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
11%$5.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.9 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.7%$3.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3.0 million
Running the government and other costs
4.3%$2.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.2 million
  • Other and not broken out$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.0%$1.6 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.6 million
Interest on debt
2.3%$1.2 million
Housing and community development
0.4%$219 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Ceres. 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 Ceres 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.