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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Goleta took in $51.9 million and spent $55.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes74%Fees for services (garbage collection)8.4%State tax money7.3%Fines and other5.8%County and local tax money3.6%Federal tax money1.2%

What stands out

41%

of Goleta's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 6.1%.

City taxes74%

Other taxes
41%$21.4 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 4 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$14.3 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$3.9 million
  • Public utility taxes$1.6 million
  • Other licenses$694 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$516 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$340 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
17%$8.6 million
Property tax
16%$8.3 million

Fees for services8.4%

Fees for services
8.4%$4.4 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$3.1 million
  • Garbage collection$1.3 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.2%

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

From the federal government
1.2%$604 thousand

State tax money7.3%

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

From the state
7.3%$3.8 million

County and local tax money3.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.6%$1.9 million

Fines and other5.8%

Interest, rents and other
5.5%$2.8 million
Fines
0.3%$163 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs47%Roads, transit and parking22%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Parks, recreation and libraries6.6%Interest on debt2.9%All other spending3.5%

What stands out

47%

of Goleta's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 18%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
47%$26.3 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)$14.9 million
  • Other and not broken out$11.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
22%$12.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$12.2 million
  • Public transit$25 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$10.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and inspections and regulation
  • Police$9.0 million
  • Inspections and regulation$979 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.6%$3.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$2.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.3 million
Interest on debt
2.9%$1.6 million
Housing and community development
1.8%$990 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.2%$664 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$664 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$265 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$265 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Goleta. 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 Goleta 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.