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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Encinitas took in $162 million and spent $148 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes53%Fees for services (water, sewer)39%Federal tax money2.9%State tax money2.3%Fines and other2.3%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

36%

of Encinitas' money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 20%.

City taxes53%

Property tax
36%$57.7 million
Sales tax
11%$17.5 million
Other taxes
6.2%$10.1 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$5.5 million
  • Public utility taxes$3.2 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$978 thousand
  • Other licenses$320 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services39%

Fees for services
39%$63.8 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 5 more
  • Water$37.5 million
  • Other service charges$13.9 million
  • Sewer$7.1 million
  • Transit fares$3.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.4 million
  • Housing$456 thousand
  • Garbage collection$414 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.9%

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

From the federal government
2.9%$4.8 million

State tax money2.3%

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

From the state
2.3%$3.8 million

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$570 thousand

Fines and other2.3%

Interest, rents and other
2.1%$3.4 million
Fines
0.2%$383 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities29%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Running the government and other costs18%Roads, transit and parking9.6%Housing and community development7.7%All other spending13%

What stands out

7.7%

of Encinitas' spending goes to housing and community development.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 1.4%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
29%$42.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$35.7 million
  • Sewer systems$6.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$699 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$34.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$17.6 million
  • Police$13.5 million
  • Inspections and regulation$3.1 million
Running the government and other costs
18%$26.1 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)$22.9 million
  • Other and not broken out$3.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
9.6%$14.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$14.2 million
Housing and community development
7.7%$11.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.7%$9.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$9.9 million
Health and hospitals
3.8%$5.7 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5.7 million
Interest on debt
2.9%$4.2 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$3.6 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$634 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Encinitas. 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 Encinitas 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.