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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Pinole took in $34.9 million and spent $35.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes61%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)30%State tax money4.1%Federal tax money2.6%Fines and other2.1%County and local tax money0.8%

What stands out

14%

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

City taxes61%

Other taxes
28%$9.9 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; public utility taxes and 4 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$5.1 million
  • Public utility taxes$3.1 million
  • Other licenses$615 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$488 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$442 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$125 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
18%$6.2 million
Sales tax
14%$5.0 million

Fees for services30%

Fees for services
30%$10.3 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 2 more
  • Sewer$7.8 million
  • Other service charges$2.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$331 thousand
  • Parking$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.6%

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

From the federal government
2.6%$911 thousand

State tax money4.1%

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

From the state
4.1%$1.4 million

County and local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.8%$289 thousand

Fines and other2.1%

Interest, rents and other
2.0%$710 thousand
Fines
0.1%$39 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails46%Running the government and other costs19%Water, sewer, trash and utilities16%Roads, transit and parking9.5%Parks, recreation and libraries6.6%All other spending3.0%

What stands out

46%

of Pinole's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
46%$16.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$10.1 million
  • Fire protection$5.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.2 million
Running the government and other costs
19%$6.9 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)$6.3 million
  • Other and not broken out$637 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
16%$5.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$5.5 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$107 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.5%$3.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$3.4 million
  • Public transit$62 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.6%$2.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.4 million
Interest on debt
2.8%$1.0 million
Housing and community development
0.1%$50 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Pinole. 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 Pinole 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.