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El Paso De Robles's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), El Paso De Robles took in $109 million and spent $75.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes58%Fees for services (water, sewer)34%Fines and other4.2%State tax money2.3%Federal tax money1.0%

What stands out

31%

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

City taxes58%

Sales tax
31%$33.6 million
Other taxes
14%$15.3 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 3 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$9.8 million
  • Public utility taxes$3.8 million
  • Other licenses$786 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$609 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$320 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
13%$14.5 million

Fees for services34%

Fees for services
34%$37.5 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 5 more
  • Water$18.0 million
  • Sewer$12.4 million
  • Other service charges$4.5 million
  • Transit fares$1.0 million
  • Airport$914 thousand
  • Parking$409 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$338 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.0%

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

From the federal government
1.0%$1.1 million

State tax money2.3%

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

From the state
2.3%$2.6 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$4 thousand

Fines and other4.2%

Interest, rents and other
4.2%$4.6 million
Fines
<0.1%$55 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails30%Water, sewer, trash and utilities23%Roads, transit and parking20%Running the government and other costs15%Parks, recreation and libraries8.6%All other spending2.9%

What stands out

20%

of El Paso De Robles' spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$22.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$12.4 million
  • Fire protection$8.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$2.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
23%$17.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$12.1 million
  • Sewer systems$5.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
20%$15.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; airports and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$14.1 million
  • Airports$755 thousand
  • Parking$402 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$11.7 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)$10.8 million
  • Other and not broken out$887 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.6%$6.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$4.8 million
  • Libraries$1.7 million
Interest on debt
2.5%$1.9 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$1.7 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$199 thousand
Housing and community development
0.4%$296 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$4 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of El Paso De Robles. 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 Paso De Robles 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.