City government · Alameda County, CA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Emeryville took in $86.2 million and spent $83.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes58%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)32%Fines and other3.1%County and local tax money2.3%Federal tax money2.2%State tax money1.8%

What stands out

36%

of Emeryville's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 6.1%.

City taxes58%

Other taxes
36%$31.0 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility taxes and 4 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$9.6 million
  • Public utility taxes$5.6 million
  • Other licenses$5.2 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$4.5 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$3.6 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$2.4 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
12%$10.5 million
Sales tax
9.9%$8.6 million

Fees for services32%

Fees for services
32%$27.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 2 more
  • Other service charges$26.2 million
  • Sewer$1.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$502 thousand
  • Transit fares$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.2%

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

From the federal government
2.2%$1.9 million

State tax money1.8%

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

From the state
1.8%$1.6 million

County and local tax money2.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.3%$2.0 million

Fines and other3.1%

Interest, rents and other
2.8%$2.4 million
Fines
0.3%$267 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs42%Police, fire, courts and jails34%Housing and community development8.6%Roads, transit and parking8.3%Parks, recreation and libraries3.5%All other spending3.5%

What stands out

8.6%

of Emeryville'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%

Running the government and other costs
42%$34.7 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$21.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$13.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
34%$28.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$14.7 million
  • Fire protection$9.6 million
  • Inspections and regulation$4.4 million
Housing and community development
8.6%$7.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
8.3%$6.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingPublic transit and roads and highways
  • Public transit$5.0 million
  • Roads and highways$1.9 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.5%$2.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.9 million
Health and hospitals
2.8%$2.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.4 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.4%$305 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$305 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$239 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Emeryville. 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 Emeryville 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.