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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Folsom took in $222 million and spent $162 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes50%Fees for services (garbage collection, water)30%State tax money8.5%Fines and other6.4%County and local tax money3.2%Federal tax money1.4%

What stands out

17%

of Folsom's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 7.2%.

City taxes50%

Property tax
20%$44.5 million
Other taxes
17%$38.5 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other selective sales taxes and 4 more
  • Other licenses$33.5 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$2.6 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$1.1 million
  • Public utility taxes$895 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$419 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
13%$28.8 million

Fees for services30%

Fees for services
30%$66.9 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; water and 3 more
  • Garbage collection$19.7 million
  • Water$17.3 million
  • Other service charges$16.8 million
  • Sewer$8.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$4.4 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.4%

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

From the federal government
1.4%$3.0 million

State tax money8.5%

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

From the state
8.5%$18.8 million

County and local tax money3.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.2%$7.0 million

Fines and other6.4%

Interest, rents and other
6.3%$14.0 million
Fines
<0.1%$134 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails40%Roads, transit and parking18%Water, sewer, trash and utilities17%Running the government and other costs11%Parks, recreation and libraries9.8%All other spending4.9%

What stands out

40%

of Folsom's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 25%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
40%$65.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$26.7 million
  • Fire protection$26.7 million
  • Inspections and regulation$11.7 million
Roads, transit and parking
18%$28.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$28.4 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
17%$26.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; water supply and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$13.1 million
  • Water supply$9.9 million
  • Sewer systems$3.9 million
Running the government and other costs
11%$17.7 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)$16.3 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.8%$15.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$13.9 million
  • Libraries$1.9 million
Interest on debt
4.0%$6.5 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$6.0 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$461 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.8%$1.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.2 million
Housing and community development
0.2%$259 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Folsom. 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 Folsom 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.