City government · Merced County, CA

Los Banos's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Los Banos took in $80.4 million and spent $47.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes40%Fees for services (sewer, water)37%Federal tax money12%State tax money5.1%Fines and other5.1%

What stands out

12%

of Los Banos' money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 1.2%.

City taxes40%

Other taxes
22%$17.3 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; other licenses and 4 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$8.0 million
  • Other licenses$7.8 million
  • Public utility taxes$553 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$501 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$248 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$144 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
11%$8.8 million
Sales tax
7.9%$6.4 million

Fees for services37%

Fees for services
37%$29.7 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 4 more
  • Sewer$8.7 million
  • Water$8.3 million
  • Garbage collection$6.6 million
  • Other service charges$5.7 million
  • Airport$308 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$159 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$10.0 million

State tax money5.1%

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

From the state
5.1%$4.1 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$37 thousand

Fines and other5.1%

Interest, rents and other
4.6%$3.7 million
Fines
0.5%$411 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails44%Water, sewer, trash and utilities30%Parks, recreation and libraries10%Running the government and other costs9.2%Roads, transit and parking5.7%All other spending1.2%

What stands out

44%

of Los Banos' spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
44%$20.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$15.4 million
  • Fire protection$5.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$382 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
30%$14.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; water supply and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$6.1 million
  • Water supply$4.3 million
  • Sewer systems$3.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
10%$4.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$4.8 million
Running the government and other costs
9.2%$4.4 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)$3.6 million
  • Other and not broken out$759 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.7%$2.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$2.4 million
  • Airports$274 thousand
Housing and community development
1.1%$532 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$16 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$7 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Los Banos. 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 Los Banos 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.