City government · Sonoma County, CA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Cloverdale took in $16.7 million and spent $14.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes45%Fees for services (water, sewer)40%State tax money7.3%Federal tax money7.1%Fines and other0.4%

What stands out

8.9%

of Cloverdale's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes45%

Property tax
25%$4.2 million
Other taxes
11%$1.9 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 4 more
  • Public utility taxes$928 thousand
  • Other licenses$302 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$268 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$257 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$78 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$67 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
8.9%$1.5 million

Fees for services40%

Fees for services
40%$6.7 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$3.3 million
  • Sewer$2.0 million
  • Other service charges$1.2 million
  • Airport$145 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.1%

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

From the federal government
7.1%$1.2 million

State tax money7.3%

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

From the state
7.3%$1.2 million

Fines and other0.4%

Fines
0.3%$52 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.1%$21 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails32%Water, sewer, trash and utilities32%Running the government and other costs21%Roads, transit and parking9.9%Parks, recreation and libraries3.0%All other spending2.4%

What stands out

32%

of Cloverdale's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
32%$4.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and inspections and regulation
  • Police$4.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$144 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
32%$4.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$2.4 million
  • Water supply$2.1 million
Running the government and other costs
21%$3.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.9 million
  • Other and not broken out$97 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.9%$1.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
  • Airports$175 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.0%$422 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$422 thousand
Interest on debt
1.7%$247 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$124 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$123 thousand
Housing and community development
0.7%$99 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Cloverdale. 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 Cloverdale 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.