City government · San Joaquin County, CA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Escalon took in $11.1 million and spent $9.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)50%City taxes45%State tax money4.1%Fines and other1.4%

What stands out

17%

of Escalon's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes45%

Property tax
19%$2.1 million
Sales tax
17%$1.9 million
Other taxes
9.2%$1.0 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; public utility taxes and 4 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$445 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$282 thousand
  • Other licenses$189 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$52 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$51 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services50%

Fees for services
50%$5.5 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$3.0 million
  • Water$2.1 million
  • Other service charges$305 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$125 thousand
  • Transit fares$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$4 thousand

State tax money4.1%

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

From the state
4.1%$455 thousand

Fines and other1.4%

Interest, rents and other
0.9%$98 thousand
Fines
0.5%$52 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails36%Water, sewer, trash and utilities29%Roads, transit and parking13%Parks, recreation and libraries10%Running the government and other costs5.2%All other spending6.5%

What stands out

36%

of Escalon's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
36%$3.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and inspections and regulation
  • Police$3.0 million
  • Inspections and regulation$418 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
29%$2.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$1.7 million
  • Water supply$998 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$1.0 million
  • Public transit$231 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
10%$992 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$943 thousand
  • Libraries$49 thousand
Running the government and other costs
5.2%$492 thousand
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$298 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$194 thousand
Interest on debt
4.9%$469 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$354 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$115 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.4%$131 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$131 thousand
Housing and community development
0.2%$15 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Escalon. 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 Escalon 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.