City government · Humboldt County, CA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Ferndale took in $2.5 million and spent $2.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer)46%City taxes38%State tax money15%Fines and other2.1%

What stands out

8.9%

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

City taxes38%

Other taxes
15%$370 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 3 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$248 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$50 thousand
  • Other licenses$43 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$20 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
14%$355 thousand
Sales tax
8.9%$227 thousand

Fees for services46%

Fees for services
46%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer and other service charges
  • Sewer$1.1 million
  • Other service charges$46 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$369 thousand

Fines and other2.1%

Interest, rents and other
2.0%$51 thousand
Fines
0.1%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities36%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Running the government and other costs23%Roads, transit and parking8.1%Interest on debt4.3%All other spending2.3%

What stands out

26%

of Ferndale'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
36%$817 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$817 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$597 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and inspections and regulation
  • Police$563 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$34 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$514 thousand
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)$450 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$64 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.1%$182 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$182 thousand
Interest on debt
4.3%$97 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.7%$39 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$22 thousand
  • Libraries$17 thousand
Housing and community development
0.4%$8 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$6 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Ferndale. 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 Ferndale 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.