Town government · Contra Costa County, CA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Moraga took in $21.5 million and spent $15.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes62%Fines and other13%Federal tax money9.9%Fees for services (parks and recreation)9.1%State tax money5.8%

What stands out

20%

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

Town taxes62%

Property tax
23%$4.9 million
Sales tax
20%$4.4 million
Other taxes
19%$4.0 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$2.7 million
  • Public utility taxes$872 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$302 thousand
  • Other licenses$109 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.1%

Fees for services
9.1%$1.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$1.5 million
  • Parks and recreation$431 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.9%

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

From the federal government
9.9%$2.1 million

State tax money5.8%

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

From the state
5.8%$1.2 million

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
13%$2.9 million
Fines
0.1%$25 thousand

Where it goes

Housing and community development39%Running the government and other costs24%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Roads, transit and parking10%Parks, recreation and libraries5.7%All other spending2.5%

What stands out

39%

of Moraga's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Housing and community development
39%$6.2 million
Running the government and other costs
24%$3.8 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)$3.5 million
  • Other and not broken out$276 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$3.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$3.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
10%$1.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.7%$904 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$710 thousand
  • Libraries$194 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$244 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.9%$151 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$151 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Moraga. 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 Moraga 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.