City government · Contra Costa County, CA

El Cerrito's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), El Cerrito took in $61.2 million and spent $49.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes56%Fees for services (parks and recreation, garbage collection)31%Federal tax money5.3%State tax money5.1%Fines and other1.1%County and local tax money0.6%

What stands out

12%

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

City taxes56%

Property tax
24%$14.5 million
Other taxes
20%$12.4 million
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility taxes and 4 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$4.9 million
  • Public utility taxes$4.6 million
  • Other licenses$1.4 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.0 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$330 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$113 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
12%$7.6 million

Fees for services31%

Fees for services
31%$19.3 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Other service charges$11.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$4.0 million
  • Garbage collection$3.9 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.3%

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

From the federal government
5.3%$3.3 million

State tax money5.1%

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

From the state
5.1%$3.1 million

County and local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.6%$397 thousand

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other
0.8%$499 thousand
Fines
0.3%$155 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails55%Roads, transit and parking15%Running the government and other costs14%Parks, recreation and libraries9.2%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.3%All other spending1.6%

What stands out

55%

of El Cerrito's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
55%$27.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$12.9 million
  • Police$11.6 million
  • Inspections and regulation$2.7 million
Roads, transit and parking
15%$7.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$7.3 million
Running the government and other costs
14%$6.8 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)$6.6 million
  • Other and not broken out$191 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.2%$4.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$4.5 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.3%$2.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.6 million
Interest on debt
1.5%$763 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of El Cerrito. 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 El Cerrito 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.