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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Oceanside took in $539 million and spent $442 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)37%City taxes32%Fines and other16%Federal tax money9.7%State tax money4.6%County and local tax money1.1%

What stands out

15%

of Oceanside's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 6.9%.

City taxes32%

Property tax
16%$86.1 million
Sales tax
9.7%$52.2 million
Other taxes
6.5%$35.2 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; occupation and business licenses and 4 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$17.9 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$5.3 million
  • Public utility taxes$4.9 million
  • Other licenses$4.7 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1.3 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$1.2 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services37%

Fees for services
37%$199 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 8 more
  • Water$75.6 million
  • Sewer$53.8 million
  • Other service charges$30.2 million
  • Ports and waterways$18.8 million
  • Garbage collection$10.5 million
  • Housing$3.7 million
  • Parking$3.5 million
  • Parks and recreation$2.1 million
  • Transit fares$728 thousand
  • Airport$150 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.7%

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

From the federal government
9.7%$52.0 million

State tax money4.6%

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

From the state
4.6%$24.6 million

County and local tax money1.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.1%$5.8 million

Fines and other16%

Interest, rents and other
15%$79.6 million
Fines
0.8%$4.3 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails30%Water, sewer, trash and utilities23%Roads, transit and parking12%Running the government and other costs12%Housing and community development9.6%All other spending13%

What stands out

10%

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

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$134 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$87.2 million
  • Fire protection$40.3 million
  • Inspections and regulation$6.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
23%$102 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$68.0 million
  • Sewer systems$32.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
12%$54.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; ports and harbors and 3 more
  • Roads and highways$38.8 million
  • Ports and harbors$9.7 million
  • Public transit$4.1 million
  • Parking$1.4 million
  • Airports$19 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$52.8 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)$44.2 million
  • Other and not broken out$8.6 million
Housing and community development
9.6%$42.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.7%$38.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$32.0 million
  • Libraries$6.5 million
Health and hospitals
2.9%$12.7 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$12.7 million
Interest on debt
1.2%$5.1 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$3.3 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$1.8 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Oceanside. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of City of Oceanside 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.