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Pleasant Hill's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Pleasant Hill took in $41.8 million and spent $47.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes86%Fees for services (garbage collection, water)5.6%State tax money4.3%Federal tax money2.7%Fines and other1.7%

What stands out

43%

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

City taxes86%

Sales tax
43%$17.8 million
Other taxes
24%$10.0 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility taxes and 3 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$3.1 million
  • Public utility taxes$2.7 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$2.3 million
  • Other licenses$1.6 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$383 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
19%$8.0 million

Fees for services5.6%

Fees for services
5.6%$2.4 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Other service charges$2.0 million
  • Garbage collection$180 thousand
  • Water$134 thousand
  • Road charges$8 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%$1.1 million

State tax money4.3%

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

From the state
4.3%$1.8 million

Fines and other1.7%

Interest, rents and other
1.6%$675 thousand
Fines
0.1%$48 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails31%Parks, recreation and libraries28%Running the government and other costs24%Roads, transit and parking14%Interest on debt2.1%All other spending1.4%

What stands out

28%

of Pleasant Hill's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 5.6%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$14.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and inspections and regulation
  • Police$13.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.8 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
28%$13.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$13.2 million
Running the government and other costs
24%$11.3 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)$10.2 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
14%$6.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6.7 million
Interest on debt
2.1%$994 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.8%$379 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$255 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$124 thousand
Housing and community development
0.3%$139 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$137 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$137 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Pleasant Hill. 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 Pleasant Hill 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.