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Elk Grove's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Elk Grove took in $223 million and spent $198 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes43%Fees for services (parks, land and natural resources, garbage collection)23%Fines and other18%State tax money12%Federal tax money3.4%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

20%

of Elk Grove's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 7.8%.

City taxes43%

Sales tax
20%$45.6 million
Property tax
14%$31.1 million
Other taxes
8.6%$19.2 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$9.4 million
  • Other licenses$6.3 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$2.1 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$1.3 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$115 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services23%

Fees for services
23%$52.3 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks, land and natural resources and 1 more
  • Other service charges$42.3 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$6.2 million
  • Garbage collection$3.8 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.4%

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

From the federal government
3.4%$7.5 million

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$27.3 million

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$718 thousand

Fines and other18%

Interest, rents and other
17%$38.8 million
Fines
0.3%$652 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails34%Roads, transit and parking31%Running the government and other costs17%Housing and community development7.1%Interest on debt6.1%All other spending4.3%

What stands out

31%

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

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
34%$68.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and inspections and regulation
  • Police$50.8 million
  • Inspections and regulation$17.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
31%$61.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$49.5 million
  • Public transit$12.1 million
Running the government and other costs
17%$34.2 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)$23.3 million
  • Other and not broken out$10.9 million
Housing and community development
7.1%$14.1 million
Interest on debt
6.1%$12.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.6%$5.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$5.1 million
  • Libraries$60 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.9%$1.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.8 million
Environment and natural resources
0.7%$1.4 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.4 million
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$30 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$30 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Elk Grove. 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 Elk Grove 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.