City government · Humboldt County, CA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Fortuna took in $21.9 million and spent $17.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes38%Fees for services (sewer, water)33%Fines and other14%State tax money9.1%Federal tax money7.0%

What stands out

20%

of Fortuna's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes38%

Sales tax
20%$4.5 million
Property tax
8.6%$1.9 million
Other taxes
8.6%$1.9 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 4 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$951 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$479 thousand
  • Other licenses$302 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$97 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$52 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services33%

Fees for services
33%$7.2 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 5 more
  • Sewer$3.8 million
  • Water$2.5 million
  • Other service charges$708 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$198 thousand
  • Garbage collection$25 thousand
  • Housing$21 thousand
  • Transit fares$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.0%

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

From the federal government
7.0%$1.5 million

State tax money9.1%

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

From the state
9.1%$2.0 million

Fines and other14%

Interest, rents and other
13%$2.9 million
Fines
0.5%$115 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities32%Police, fire, courts and jails29%Running the government and other costs15%Roads, transit and parking10%Parks, recreation and libraries9.0%All other spending5.2%

What stands out

32%

of Fortuna's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
32%$5.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$3.1 million
  • Water supply$2.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$28 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$5.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and inspections and regulation
  • Police$4.8 million
  • Inspections and regulation$369 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$2.6 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)$2.1 million
  • Other and not broken out$478 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
10%$1.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
  • Public transit$549 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.0%$1.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.6 million
  • Libraries$11 thousand
Interest on debt
3.0%$542 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$355 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$187 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.2%$386 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$386 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Fortuna. 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 Fortuna 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.