Town government · Butte County, CA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Paradise took in $22.1 million and spent $35.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money47%Town taxes42%Federal tax money32%Fees for services (transit fares)13%County and local tax money1.9%

What stands out

32%

of Paradise's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes42%

Other taxes
21%$4.6 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 4 more
  • Other licenses$2.6 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1.3 million
  • Public utility taxes$402 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$226 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$101 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
16%$3.6 million
Sales tax
5.4%$1.2 million

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$2.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and transit fares
  • Other service charges$2.9 million
  • Transit fares$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money32%

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

From the federal government
32%$7.1 million

State tax money47%

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

From the state
47%$10.3 million

County and local tax money1.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.9%$413 thousand

Fines and other-36%

Fines
0.4%$86 thousand
Interest, rents and other
-36%-$8.0 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails51%Roads, transit and parking23%Running the government and other costs20%Housing and community development3.4%Health and hospitals1.0%Interest on debt0.9%

What stands out

51%

of Paradise's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
51%$18.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$9.3 million
  • Fire protection$4.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$4.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
23%$8.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$8.0 million
Running the government and other costs
20%$7.1 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)$5.9 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.1 million
Housing and community development
3.4%$1.2 million
Health and hospitals
1.0%$350 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$350 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$298 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Paradise. 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 Paradise 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.