City government · Monterey County, CA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Gonzales took in $16.1 million and spent $16.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)44%City taxes36%Federal tax money13%Fines and other5.3%State tax money1.4%County and local tax money0.6%

What stands out

13%

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

City taxes36%

Other taxes
15%$2.4 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; public utility taxes and 4 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1.6 million
  • Public utility taxes$658 thousand
  • Other licenses$68 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$59 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$6 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
12%$1.9 million
Sales tax
9.4%$1.5 million

Fees for services44%

Fees for services
44%$7.1 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 4 more
  • Water$2.1 million
  • Sewer$1.7 million
  • Garbage collection$1.7 million
  • Other service charges$1.3 million
  • Electric power$230 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$172 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money13%

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

From the federal government
13%$2.1 million

State tax money1.4%

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

From the state
1.4%$219 thousand

County and local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.6%$100 thousand

Fines and other5.3%

Interest, rents and other
5.1%$824 thousand
Fines
0.2%$37 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails31%Water, sewer, trash and utilities29%Running the government and other costs17%Roads, transit and parking11%Parks, recreation and libraries5.9%All other spending5.4%

What stands out

31%

of Gonzales' 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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$5.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$4.0 million
  • Inspections and regulation$817 thousand
  • Fire protection$301 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
29%$4.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$1.8 million
  • Sewer systems$1.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.4 million
Running the government and other costs
17%$2.8 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)$2.8 million
  • Other and not broken out$22 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$1.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.8 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.9%$975 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$975 thousand
Housing and community development
3.9%$638 thousand
Interest on debt
1.6%$257 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$189 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$68 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Gonzales. 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 Gonzales 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.