City government · Sutter County, CA

Live Oak's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Live Oak took in $10.6 million and spent $8.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)44%City taxes44%State tax money5.6%Fines and other3.9%Federal tax money2.4%

What stands out

12%

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

City taxes44%

Property tax
17%$1.8 million
Other taxes
15%$1.6 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 3 more
  • Other licenses$1.0 million
  • Public utility taxes$269 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$186 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$41 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$34 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
12%$1.3 million

Fees for services44%

Fees for services
44%$4.7 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$2.9 million
  • Water$1.2 million
  • Other service charges$492 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$39 thousand
  • Road charges$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.4%

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

From the federal government
2.4%$254 thousand

State tax money5.6%

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

From the state
5.6%$592 thousand

Fines and other3.9%

Interest, rents and other
3.8%$409 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities36%Police, fire, courts and jails31%Running the government and other costs17%Parks, recreation and libraries10%Interest on debt2.6%All other spending3.8%

What stands out

31%

of Live Oak'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%$3.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$1.9 million
  • Water supply$1.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$2.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.7 million
  • Fire protection$666 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$398 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$1.5 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)$971 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$542 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
10%$894 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$894 thousand
Interest on debt
2.6%$228 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$39 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.9%$173 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$173 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.3%$112 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$112 thousand
Housing and community development
0.6%$55 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Live Oak. 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 Live Oak 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.