Town government · Contra Costa County, CA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Danville took in $42.9 million and spent $41.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes76%Fees for services (parks and recreation, housing)16%State tax money6.0%Federal tax money3.1%

What stands out

20%

of Danville's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

Town taxes76%

Property tax
40%$17.0 million
Sales tax
20%$8.4 million
Other taxes
17%$7.2 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 4 more
  • Public utility taxes$3.2 million
  • Other licenses$2.5 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$1.0 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$340 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$127 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$74 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$6.7 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Other service charges$5.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.3 million
  • Housing$23 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.1%

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

From the federal government
3.1%$1.3 million

State tax money6.0%

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

From the state
6.0%$2.6 million

Fines and other-0.7%

Fines
0.2%$77 thousand
Interest, rents and other
-0.9%-$392 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs46%Roads, transit and parking22%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Parks, recreation and libraries8.9%Health and hospitals3.8%All other spending0.8%

What stands out

46%

of Danville's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 18%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
46%$19.1 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)$12.4 million
  • Other and not broken out$6.7 million
Roads, transit and parking
22%$9.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$9.0 million
  • Public transit$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$7.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and inspections and regulation
  • Police$7.3 million
  • Inspections and regulation$256 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.9%$3.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$3.6 million
  • Libraries$23 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.8%$1.6 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.6 million
Interest on debt
0.8%$346 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Danville. 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 Town of Danville 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.