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Half Moon Bay's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Half Moon Bay took in $30.6 million and spent $24.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes69%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)22%Federal tax money5.6%State tax money2.6%Fines and other1.0%

What stands out

39%

of Half Moon Bay'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 taxes69%

Other taxes
39%$12.1 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 4 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$9.4 million
  • Public utility taxes$1.0 million
  • Other licenses$749 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$380 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$313 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$158 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
16%$4.9 million
Property tax
13%$4.1 million

Fees for services22%

Fees for services
22%$6.8 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; parks and recreation and 2 more
  • Sewer$5.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.1 million
  • Other service charges$638 thousand
  • Garbage collection$86 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.6%

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

From the federal government
5.6%$1.7 million

State tax money2.6%

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

From the state
2.6%$812 thousand

Fines and other1.0%

Interest, rents and other
0.8%$239 thousand
Fines
0.2%$70 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs28%Water, sewer, trash and utilities24%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Roads, transit and parking18%Parks, recreation and libraries6.2%All other spending5.7%

What stands out

4.6%

of Half Moon Bay's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
28%$6.7 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)$6.2 million
  • Other and not broken out$578 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
24%$5.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$5.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$4.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$4.5 million
Roads, transit and parking
18%$4.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.2%$1.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.5 million
Housing and community development
4.6%$1.1 million
Interest on debt
1.2%$288 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Half Moon Bay. 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 Half Moon Bay 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.