City government · Yolo County, CA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Davis took in $188 million and spent $162 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)36%City taxes34%Federal tax money19%Fines and other5.4%State tax money4.0%County and local tax money1.5%

What stands out

19%

of Davis' money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 3.6%.

City taxes34%

Other taxes
15%$28.4 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; occupation and business licenses and 4 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$16.3 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$4.4 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$2.9 million
  • Other licenses$2.7 million
  • Public utility taxes$1.7 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$361 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
15%$27.3 million
Sales tax
4.6%$8.6 million

Fees for services36%

Fees for services
36%$68.0 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 4 more
  • Water$22.8 million
  • Sewer$18.5 million
  • Garbage collection$17.3 million
  • Other service charges$6.9 million
  • Parks and recreation$2.3 million
  • Transit fares$125 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money19%

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

From the federal government
19%$35.1 million

State tax money4.0%

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

From the state
4.0%$7.6 million

County and local tax money1.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.5%$2.8 million

Fines and other5.4%

Interest, rents and other
4.9%$9.3 million
Fines
0.5%$922 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities27%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Roads, transit and parking16%Running the government and other costs16%Parks, recreation and libraries10%All other spending4.0%

What stands out

16%

of Davis' spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
27%$43.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$15.7 million
  • Water supply$15.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$12.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$42.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$22.3 million
  • Fire protection$14.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$6.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
16%$26.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$17.9 million
  • Public transit$8.2 million
Running the government and other costs
16%$25.9 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$15.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$10.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
10%$16.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$16.5 million
Interest on debt
2.5%$4.1 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$2.2 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$1.8 million
Housing and community development
0.8%$1.2 million
Health and hospitals
0.7%$1.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.2 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Davis. 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 Davis 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.