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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Milpitas took in $194 million and spent $241 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)36%Federal tax money4.1%State tax money2.4%County and local tax money0.6%

What stands out

21%

of Milpitas' money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 7.2%.

City taxes58%

Property tax
22%$42.6 million
Other taxes
21%$41.5 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other selective sales taxes and 4 more
  • Other licenses$19.5 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$8.0 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$7.6 million
  • Public utility taxes$5.2 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$958 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$321 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
15%$28.8 million

Fees for services36%

Fees for services
36%$70.9 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$34.8 million
  • Sewer$22.2 million
  • Other service charges$11.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$2.2 million
  • Garbage collection$150 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.1%

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

From the federal government
4.1%$7.9 million

State tax money2.4%

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

From the state
2.4%$4.6 million

County and local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.6%$1.1 million

Fines and other-1.6%

Fines
0.2%$332 thousand
Interest, rents and other
-1.8%-$3.5 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails23%Running the government and other costs17%Water, sewer, trash and utilities17%Roads, transit and parking13%Sent to other local governments9.7%All other spending20%

What stands out

10%

of Milpitas' spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities of 50,000+ people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$54.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$40.5 million
  • Fire protection$7.7 million
  • Inspections and regulation$5.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$973 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$41.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$25.1 million
  • Other and not broken out$11.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4.3 million
  • Government buildings$390 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
17%$41.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$27.0 million
  • Sewer systems$13.9 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$556 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$32.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$32.5 million
Sent to other local governments
9.7%$23.4 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$23.4 million
Health and hospitals
9.6%$23.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$23.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.2%$17.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$17.4 million
Interest on debt
2.1%$5.0 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$4.2 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$743 thousand
Housing and community development
0.8%$2.0 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Milpitas. 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 Milpitas 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.