City government · San Joaquin County, CA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Lathrop took in $137 million and spent $75.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes58%Fees for services (water, sewer)24%Fines and other12%County and local tax money3.8%State tax money1.5%Federal tax money0.6%

What stands out

43%

of Lathrop'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 taxes58%

Other taxes
43%$58.6 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 4 more
  • Other licenses$44.3 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$10.9 million
  • Public utility taxes$1.6 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$922 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$663 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$258 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
8.5%$11.7 million
Property tax
6.5%$9.0 million

Fees for services24%

Fees for services
24%$33.4 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 2 more
  • Other service charges$13.1 million
  • Water$10.8 million
  • Sewer$9.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$364 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.6%

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

From the federal government
0.6%$838 thousand

State tax money1.5%

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

From the state
1.5%$2.1 million

County and local tax money3.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.8%$5.2 million

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
12%$16.2 million
Fines
0.1%$139 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs37%Roads, transit and parking23%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Water, sewer, trash and utilities13%Parks, recreation and libraries5.2%All other spending2.2%

What stands out

37%

of Lathrop'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
37%$27.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$20.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$7.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
23%$17.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$17.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$14.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$7.4 million
  • Police$5.2 million
  • Inspections and regulation$2.3 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
13%$9.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$4.8 million
  • Sewer systems$4.8 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.2%$3.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3.9 million
Interest on debt
1.1%$855 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$508 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$347 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.1%$813 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$813 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Lathrop. 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 Lathrop 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.