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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Fremont took in $417 million and spent $408 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes69%Fines and other12%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)9.8%State tax money7.2%Federal tax money2.3%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

10%

of Fremont's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 30%.

City taxes69%

Property tax
34%$143 million
Sales tax
18%$74.7 million
Other taxes
16%$68.7 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 4 more
  • Other licenses$31.1 million
  • Public utility taxes$12.9 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$12.6 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$6.1 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$4.0 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$2.1 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.8%

Fees for services
9.8%$40.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 4 more
  • Other service charges$18.3 million
  • Garbage collection$13.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$7.0 million
  • Housing$1.3 million
  • Road charges$864 thousand
  • Transit fares$442 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.3%

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

From the federal government
2.3%$9.5 million

State tax money7.2%

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

From the state
7.2%$29.9 million

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$951 thousand

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
11%$46.6 million
Fines
0.7%$2.8 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails51%Roads, transit and parking20%Running the government and other costs9.5%Health and hospitals6.3%Parks, recreation and libraries4.5%All other spending8.7%

What stands out

51%

of Fremont'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
51%$206 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 3 more
  • Police$111 million
  • Fire protection$72.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$18.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.3 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.9 million
Roads, transit and parking
20%$82.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$82.4 million
  • Public transit$202 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.5%$38.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$25.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$6.1 million
  • Other and not broken out$3.9 million
  • Government buildings$3.2 million
Health and hospitals
6.3%$25.8 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$25.8 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.5%$18.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$18.4 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.1%$12.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$12.6 million
Housing and community development
2.8%$11.3 million
Interest on debt
2.7%$11.0 million
Social services
0.1%$475 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$475 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Fremont. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of City of Fremont 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.