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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Cupertino took in $128 million and spent $114 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes79%Fees for services (parks and recreation, garbage collection)20%Federal tax money3.5%State tax money2.5%

What stands out

34%

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

City taxes79%

Sales tax
34%$43.6 million
Property tax
22%$28.5 million
Other taxes
22%$28.1 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; public utility taxes and 4 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$10.8 million
  • Public utility taxes$6.8 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$4.4 million
  • Other licenses$4.3 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$1.1 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$683 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services20%

Fees for services
20%$25.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Other service charges$19.5 million
  • Parks and recreation$4.1 million
  • Garbage collection$1.5 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.5%

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

From the federal government
3.5%$4.5 million

State tax money2.5%

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

From the state
2.5%$3.2 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$21 thousand

Fines and other-4.4%

Fines
0.3%$380 thousand
Interest, rents and other
-4.7%-$6.0 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs44%Roads, transit and parking21%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Parks, recreation and libraries9.1%Housing and community development8.7%All other spending3.3%

What stands out

44%

of Cupertino's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
44%$50.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$35.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$14.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
21%$24.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$24.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$15.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$15.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.1%$10.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$10.2 million
  • Libraries$234 thousand
Housing and community development
8.7%$9.9 million
Interest on debt
1.7%$2.0 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.6%$1.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.8 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Cupertino. 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 Cupertino 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.