City government · Merced County, CA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Gustine took in $13.0 million and spent $8.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)35%Federal tax money26%City taxes26%State tax money10%Fines and other2.0%

What stands out

26%

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

City taxes26%

Property tax
10%$1.3 million
Sales tax
10%$1.3 million
Other taxes
5.5%$712 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$381 thousand
  • Other licenses$265 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$48 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services35%

Fees for services
35%$4.6 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 4 more
  • Sewer$2.0 million
  • Water$1.4 million
  • Garbage collection$595 thousand
  • Other service charges$404 thousand
  • Airport$138 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$91 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money26%

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

From the federal government
26%$3.4 million

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$1.4 million

Fines and other2.0%

Interest, rents and other
1.3%$174 thousand
Fines
0.7%$91 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities36%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Roads, transit and parking12%Running the government and other costs11%Parks, recreation and libraries11%All other spending3.1%

What stands out

27%

of Gustine's 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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
36%$3.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.3 million
  • Water supply$1.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$738 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$2.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$2.0 million
  • Inspections and regulation$194 thousand
  • Fire protection$58 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; airports and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$808 thousand
  • Airports$206 thousand
  • Public transit$45 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$961 thousand
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)$527 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$434 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$895 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$895 thousand
Housing and community development
1.2%$103 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$83 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$42 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$41 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.9%$79 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$79 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Gustine. 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 Gustine 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.