Town government · Santa Clara County, CA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Los Gatos took in $64.2 million and spent $111 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes62%State tax money20%Fees for services (road charges, parks and recreation)8.4%Fines and other5.6%County and local tax money2.3%Federal tax money1.3%

What stands out

13%

of Los Gatos' money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

Town taxes62%

Property tax
31%$20.1 million
Other taxes
18%$11.5 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 3 more
  • Other licenses$4.3 million
  • Public utility taxes$2.8 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.9 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.5 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$1.0 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
13%$8.5 million

Fees for services8.4%

Fees for services
8.4%$5.4 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; road charges and 1 more
  • Other service charges$5.1 million
  • Road charges$268 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.3%

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

From the federal government
1.3%$860 thousand

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$12.9 million

County and local tax money2.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.3%$1.5 million

Fines and other5.6%

Interest, rents and other
5.1%$3.3 million
Fines
0.5%$301 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs38%Police, fire, courts and jails32%Roads, transit and parking17%Sent to other local governments6.4%Parks, recreation and libraries4.4%All other spending1.6%

What stands out

0.4%

of Los Gatos' spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
38%$42.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$28.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$11.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.6 million
  • Government buildings$405 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
32%$35.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; police and 1 more
  • Courts and legal services$17.7 million
  • Police$13.2 million
  • Inspections and regulation$4.9 million
Roads, transit and parking
17%$19.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$19.2 million
  • Parking$196 thousand
Sent to other local governments
6.4%$7.1 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$7.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.4%$4.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$2.8 million
  • Parks and recreation$2.0 million
Housing and community development
1.1%$1.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.4%$441 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$441 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$61 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$61 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$61 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Los Gatos. 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 Town of Los Gatos 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.