City government · Alameda County, CA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Pleasanton took in $243 million and spent $223 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes57%Fees for services (water, sewer)28%Fines and other9.1%State tax money5.1%County and local tax money1.0%Federal tax money0.4%

What stands out

37%

of Pleasanton's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 20%.

City taxes57%

Property tax
37%$89.8 million
Sales tax
11%$26.3 million
Other taxes
9.0%$21.8 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; occupation and business licenses and 4 more
  • Other licenses$6.4 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$5.8 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$5.3 million
  • Public utility taxes$3.4 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$853 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$55 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services28%

Fees for services
28%$67.0 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 5 more
  • Water$33.9 million
  • Sewer$17.7 million
  • Parks and recreation$10.7 million
  • Other service charges$3.7 million
  • Housing$679 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$195 thousand
  • Transit fares$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.4%

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

From the federal government
0.4%$1.0 million

State tax money5.1%

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

From the state
5.1%$12.3 million

County and local tax money1.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.0%$2.5 million

Fines and other9.1%

Interest, rents and other
9.0%$21.9 million
Fines
0.1%$267 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails32%Water, sewer, trash and utilities24%Running the government and other costs19%Parks, recreation and libraries14%Roads, transit and parking9.4%All other spending1.5%

What stands out

14%

of Pleasanton's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 6.4%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
32%$70.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$34.5 million
  • Fire protection$27.5 million
  • Inspections and regulation$8.5 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
24%$53.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$34.9 million
  • Sewer systems$18.6 million
Running the government and other costs
19%$42.5 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)$40.2 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.9 million
  • Other government-run businesses$354 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
14%$32.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$27.7 million
  • Libraries$4.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
9.4%$21.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$20.5 million
  • Public transit$520 thousand
Housing and community development
1.1%$2.4 million
Interest on debt
0.3%$643 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$432 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$211 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$295 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$295 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Pleasanton. 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 Pleasanton 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.