City government · Alameda County, CA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Piedmont took in $41.0 million and spent $47.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes74%Fees for services (parks and recreation, sewer)22%State tax money2.3%Federal tax money0.7%Fines and other0.2%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

30%

of Piedmont's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 6.1%.

City taxes74%

Property tax
43%$17.7 million
Other taxes
30%$12.3 million
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 3 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$6.0 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$2.5 million
  • Public utility taxes$1.8 million
  • Other licenses$1.5 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$640 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
0.9%$368 thousand

Fees for services22%

Fees for services
22%$9.2 million
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; sewer and 3 more
  • Parks and recreation$3.8 million
  • Sewer$2.8 million
  • Other service charges$1.5 million
  • Road charges$1.1 million
  • Garbage collection$59 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.7%

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

From the federal government
0.7%$284 thousand

State tax money2.3%

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

From the state
2.3%$938 thousand

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%$83 thousand

Fines and other0.2%

Interest, rents and other
0.1%$60 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$28 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails36%Running the government and other costs31%Parks, recreation and libraries14%Roads, transit and parking9.6%Housing and community development2.9%All other spending6.0%

What stands out

2.5%

of Piedmont's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
36%$17.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$7.5 million
  • Fire protection$7.0 million
  • Inspections and regulation$2.6 million
Running the government and other costs
31%$15.0 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$11.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.8 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
14%$6.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$6.4 million
  • Libraries$350 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.6%$4.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.6 million
Housing and community development
2.9%$1.4 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.5%$1.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$1.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$55 thousand
Interest on debt
2.0%$937 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.6%$754 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$754 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Piedmont. 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 Piedmont 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.