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Daly City's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Daly City took in $184 million and spent $154 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes51%Fees for services (water, sewer)32%Federal tax money6.6%State tax money4.6%Fines and other3.1%County and local tax money2.0%

What stands out

20%

of Daly City's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 7.2%.

City taxes51%

Property tax
21%$39.4 million
Other taxes
20%$36.4 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; public utility taxes and 4 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$14.4 million
  • Public utility taxes$10.9 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$5.7 million
  • Other licenses$3.7 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.2 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$524 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
10%$19.1 million

Fees for services32%

Fees for services
32%$59.6 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 5 more
  • Water$26.2 million
  • Sewer$23.8 million
  • Other service charges$8.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.0 million
  • Housing$347 thousand
  • Garbage collection$115 thousand
  • Road charges$36 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.6%

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

From the federal government
6.6%$12.2 million

State tax money4.6%

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

From the state
4.6%$8.4 million

County and local tax money2.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.0%$3.7 million

Fines and other3.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.8%$3.3 million
Fines
1.3%$2.3 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails48%Water, sewer, trash and utilities21%Parks, recreation and libraries11%Running the government and other costs10%Roads, transit and parking6.3%All other spending3.3%

What stands out

48%

of Daly City'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
48%$74.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$40.3 million
  • Fire protection$28.7 million
  • Inspections and regulation$5.3 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
21%$32.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$18.2 million
  • Water supply$13.8 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$17.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$11.2 million
  • Libraries$5.9 million
Running the government and other costs
10%$16.0 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)$14.5 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.5 million
Roads, transit and parking
6.3%$9.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$9.6 million
Housing and community development
2.9%$4.4 million
Interest on debt
0.4%$635 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$389 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$246 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Daly City. 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 Daly City 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.