City government · Contra Costa County, CA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Concord took in $209 million and spent $187 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes64%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)27%Federal tax money4.4%State tax money4.3%Fines and other0.4%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

38%

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

City taxes64%

Sales tax
38%$78.6 million
Property tax
16%$33.7 million
Other taxes
10%$21.0 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 4 more
  • Public utility taxes$8.8 million
  • Other licenses$4.5 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$4.0 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$2.2 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$1.0 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$416 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services27%

Fees for services
27%$56.7 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 2 more
  • Sewer$42.4 million
  • Other service charges$9.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$4.9 million
  • Housing$183 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.4%

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

From the federal government
4.4%$9.2 million

State tax money4.3%

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

From the state
4.3%$9.1 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%$380 thousand

Fines and other0.4%

Fines
0.2%$431 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.1%$302 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails37%Running the government and other costs23%Roads, transit and parking16%Water, sewer, trash and utilities15%Parks, recreation and libraries4.4%All other spending4.3%

What stands out

37%

of Concord's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 25%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
37%$69.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$65.7 million
  • Inspections and regulation$2.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.7 million
Running the government and other costs
23%$42.9 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)$25.0 million
  • Other and not broken out$15.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.6 million
Roads, transit and parking
16%$30.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$30.1 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
15%$28.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$28.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.4%$8.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$8.3 million
Interest on debt
3.2%$6.0 million
Housing and community development
0.6%$1.2 million
Sent to other local governments
0.4%$714 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$714 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$169 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$169 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Concord. 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 Concord 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.