City government · Contra Costa County, CA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Pittsburg took in $176 million and spent $163 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, electric power)37%City taxes27%Federal tax money14%Fines and other14%State tax money8.1%

What stands out

14%

of Pittsburg's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 3.6%.

City taxes27%

Sales tax
12%$20.6 million
Property tax
9.0%$15.8 million
Other taxes
6.5%$11.4 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 4 more
  • Public utility taxes$6.5 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$2.6 million
  • Other licenses$1.1 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$526 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$479 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$205 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services37%

Fees for services
37%$65.7 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 6 more
  • Water$27.8 million
  • Other service charges$15.2 million
  • Electric power$11.3 million
  • Sewer$5.1 million
  • Housing$3.0 million
  • Ports and waterways$2.1 million
  • Garbage collection$850 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$408 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money14%

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

From the federal government
14%$24.7 million

State tax money8.1%

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

From the state
8.1%$14.3 million

County and local tax money-<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
-<0.1%-$109 thousand

Fines and other14%

Interest, rents and other
13%$23.6 million
Fines
0.2%$311 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails25%Water, sewer, trash and utilities21%Housing and community development17%Running the government and other costs13%Roads, transit and parking11%All other spending13%

What stands out

17%

of Pittsburg's spending goes to housing and community development.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 1.4%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$40.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$35.3 million
  • Inspections and regulation$5.1 million
  • Fire protection$5 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
21%$34.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; electric power and 2 more
  • Water supply$21.2 million
  • Electric power$9.7 million
  • Sewer systems$2.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$706 thousand
Housing and community development
17%$27.1 million
Running the government and other costs
13%$21.7 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)$16.1 million
  • Other and not broken out$5.6 million
Roads, transit and parking
11%$17.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and ports and harbors
  • Roads and highways$17.3 million
  • Ports and harbors$190 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.4%$15.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$15.4 million
Interest on debt
3.9%$6.3 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$3.9 million
  • Interest on general debt$2.4 million
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$48 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$48 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Pittsburg. 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 Pittsburg 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.