City government · Solano County, CA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Dixon took in $64.7 million and spent $45.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes62%Fees for services (sewer, water)26%Fines and other6.6%State tax money4.4%Federal tax money1.3%

What stands out

20%

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

City taxes62%

Other taxes
32%$20.9 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 4 more
  • Other licenses$18.4 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$812 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$754 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$524 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$280 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$122 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
20%$12.7 million
Property tax
10%$6.7 million

Fees for services26%

Fees for services
26%$16.5 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 4 more
  • Sewer$9.9 million
  • Water$3.1 million
  • Other service charges$2.9 million
  • Housing$378 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$161 thousand
  • Transit fares$66 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.3%

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

From the federal government
1.3%$845 thousand

State tax money4.4%

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

From the state
4.4%$2.8 million

Fines and other6.6%

Interest, rents and other
6.4%$4.2 million
Fines
0.2%$133 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails35%Running the government and other costs20%Housing and community development11%Parks, recreation and libraries10%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.7%All other spending14%

What stands out

11%

of Dixon's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
35%$16.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$7.8 million
  • Fire protection$6.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$2.3 million
Running the government and other costs
20%$8.9 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)$7.8 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.1 million
Housing and community development
11%$5.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
10%$4.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$4.7 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.7%$4.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$2.5 million
  • Water supply$1.9 million
Roads, transit and parking
8.8%$4.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$3.2 million
  • Public transit$875 thousand
Interest on debt
5.0%$2.3 million
Health and hospitals
0.4%$167 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$167 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Dixon. 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 Dixon 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.