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Citrus Heights's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Citrus Heights took in $59.4 million and spent $57.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes60%Fees for services (garbage collection)15%State tax money13%Federal tax money7.6%Fines and other4.1%

What stands out

30%

of Citrus Heights' money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 7.8%.

City taxes60%

Sales tax
30%$17.8 million
Property tax
16%$9.6 million
Other taxes
14%$8.3 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$4.1 million
  • Other licenses$3.6 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$638 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$33 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$31 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services15%

Fees for services
15%$8.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$7.7 million
  • Garbage collection$1.2 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.6%

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

From the federal government
7.6%$4.5 million

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$7.9 million

Fines and other4.1%

Fines
2.1%$1.3 million
Interest, rents and other
2.0%$1.2 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails40%Roads, transit and parking29%Running the government and other costs25%Housing and community development2.5%Parks, recreation and libraries1.7%All other spending1.7%

What stands out

29%

of Citrus Heights' spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
40%$23.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and inspections and regulation
  • Police$20.3 million
  • Inspections and regulation$2.6 million
Roads, transit and parking
29%$16.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$15.1 million
  • Public transit$1.5 million
Running the government and other costs
25%$14.4 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)$8.5 million
  • Other and not broken out$5.9 million
Housing and community development
2.5%$1.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.7%$962 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$962 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.4%$780 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$780 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$168 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Citrus Heights. 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 Citrus Heights 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.