City government · Napa County, CA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Napa took in $236 million and spent $228 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes50%Fees for services (garbage collection, water)39%Federal tax money7.7%State tax money3.3%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

24%

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

City taxes50%

Other taxes
24%$56.6 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 4 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$28.7 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$18.5 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$4.0 million
  • Other licenses$2.6 million
  • Public utility taxes$2.0 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$761 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
17%$40.6 million
Sales tax
8.6%$20.4 million

Fees for services39%

Fees for services
39%$92.7 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; water and 4 more
  • Garbage collection$42.8 million
  • Water$36.1 million
  • Other service charges$8.3 million
  • Housing$4.8 million
  • Parks and recreation$570 thousand
  • Parking$78 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.7%

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

From the federal government
7.7%$18.1 million

State tax money3.3%

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

From the state
3.3%$7.7 million

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$389 thousand

Fines and other-0.2%

Fines
0.2%$495 thousand
Interest, rents and other
-0.4%-$1.0 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs25%Water, sewer, trash and utilities25%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Housing and community development14%Roads, transit and parking4.3%All other spending8.2%

What stands out

14%

of Napa's spending goes to housing and community development.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 1.4%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
25%$57.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$38.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$19.3 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
25%$57.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and water supply
  • Garbage and solid waste$32.8 million
  • Water supply$24.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$54.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$32.7 million
  • Fire protection$15.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$6.1 million
Housing and community development
14%$30.8 million
Roads, transit and parking
4.3%$9.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$8.9 million
  • Parking$809 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.0%$9.1 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$9.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.6%$8.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$8.2 million
Interest on debt
0.6%$1.4 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$1.1 million
  • Interest on general debt$311 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Napa. 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 Napa 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.