City government · San Luis Obispo County, CA

Pismo Beach's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Pismo Beach took in $64.8 million and spent $81.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes47%Fees for services (sewer, water)39%Fines and other7.5%Federal tax money2.7%County and local tax money2.4%State tax money1.7%

What stands out

29%

of Pismo Beach's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 2.5%.

City taxes47%

Other taxes
29%$19.1 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 4 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$15.1 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$2.0 million
  • Public utility taxes$812 thousand
  • Other licenses$806 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$282 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$102 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
11%$7.4 million
Sales tax
6.0%$3.9 million

Fees for services39%

Fees for services
39%$25.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 4 more
  • Other service charges$8.7 million
  • Sewer$6.5 million
  • Water$6.2 million
  • Parking$3.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$311 thousand
  • Ports and waterways$77 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.7%

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

From the federal government
2.7%$1.8 million

State tax money1.7%

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

From the state
1.7%$1.1 million

County and local tax money2.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.4%$1.6 million

Fines and other7.5%

Interest, rents and other
7.4%$4.8 million
Fines
0.1%$76 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails23%Running the government and other costs21%Housing and community development18%Water, sewer, trash and utilities17%Sent to other local governments9.4%All other spending12%

What stands out

18%

of Pismo Beach's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$18.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$11.3 million
  • Fire protection$4.0 million
  • Inspections and regulation$2.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$682 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$17.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$9.3 million
  • Other and not broken out$6.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.3 million
Housing and community development
18%$14.7 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
17%$13.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$7.3 million
  • Water supply$6.3 million
Sent to other local governments
9.4%$7.7 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to the state government$4.5 million
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$3.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
6.3%$5.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; parking and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$2.8 million
  • Parking$2.2 million
  • Ports and harbors$127 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.3%$3.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3.5 million
Interest on debt
1.0%$817 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Pismo Beach. 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 Pismo Beach 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.