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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Novato took in $63.6 million and spent $65.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes72%Fees for services (parks and recreation)16%Fines and other8.9%State tax money3.2%Federal tax money0.2%

What stands out

30%

of Novato's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 7.8%.

City taxes72%

Property tax
31%$19.7 million
Sales tax
30%$19.1 million
Other taxes
10%$6.7 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other selective sales taxes and 2 more
  • Other licenses$3.2 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.4 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.4 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$636 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$10.3 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$9.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$927 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.2%

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

From the federal government
0.2%$130 thousand

State tax money3.2%

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

From the state
3.2%$2.0 million

Fines and other8.9%

Interest, rents and other
7.7%$4.9 million
Fines
1.2%$782 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs44%Police, fire, courts and jails34%Roads, transit and parking11%Interest on debt4.9%Parks, recreation and libraries4.6%Health and hospitals1.2%

What stands out

44%

of Novato's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
44%$28.8 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$16.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$12.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
34%$22.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and inspections and regulation
  • Police$15.3 million
  • Inspections and regulation$6.9 million
Roads, transit and parking
11%$7.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$6.2 million
  • Parking$1.0 million
Interest on debt
4.9%$3.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.6%$3.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3.0 million
Health and hospitals
1.2%$804 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$804 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Novato. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Novato 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.