City government · Contra Costa County, CA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Orinda took in $30.7 million and spent $38.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes69%Fees for services (parks and recreation, housing)16%Federal tax money10%State tax money4.7%County and local tax money0.4%Fines and other0.3%

What stands out

8.2%

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

City taxes69%

Property tax
39%$11.9 million
Other taxes
22%$6.7 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; public utility taxes and 4 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$4.5 million
  • Public utility taxes$1.2 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$488 thousand
  • Other licenses$435 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$43 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
8.2%$2.5 million

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$4.8 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Other service charges$2.5 million
  • Parks and recreation$2.3 million
  • Housing$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money10%

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

From the federal government
10%$3.2 million

State tax money4.7%

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

From the state
4.7%$1.4 million

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$131 thousand

Fines and other0.3%

Fines
0.1%$43 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.1%$43 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking35%Parks, recreation and libraries19%Running the government and other costs14%Sent to other local governments14%Police, fire, courts and jails12%All other spending6.3%

What stands out

14%

of Orinda's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
35%$13.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$13.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
19%$7.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$6.8 million
  • Libraries$417 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$5.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$850 thousand
  • Government buildings$338 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$301 thousand
Sent to other local governments
14%$5.2 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$4.7 million
  • Sent to the state government$458 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$4.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$4.5 million
Interest on debt
5.2%$2.0 million
Housing and community development
0.7%$277 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.3%$127 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$127 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Orinda. 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 Orinda 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.