City government · Mendocino County, CA

Point Arena's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Point Arena took in $3.0 million and spent $4.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money67%City taxes18%Fees for services (sewer, ports and waterways)11%Federal tax money3.4%Fines and other0.4%

What stands out

67%

of Point Arena's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

City taxes18%

Other taxes
8.7%$258 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 3 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$233 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$11 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$8 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$5 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
4.6%$138 thousand
Property tax
4.3%$129 thousand

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$335 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; ports and waterways and 1 more
  • Sewer$280 thousand
  • Ports and waterways$37 thousand
  • Other service charges$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.4%

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

From the federal government
3.4%$100 thousand

State tax money67%

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

From the state
67%$2.0 million

Fines and other0.4%

Interest, rents and other
0.4%$11 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking67%Running the government and other costs19%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.6%Police, fire, courts and jails2.7%Parks, recreation and libraries2.1%All other spending0.3%

What stands out

67%

of Point Arena's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
67%$2.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and ports and harbors
  • Roads and highways$2.7 million
  • Ports and harbors$160 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$817 thousand
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)$502 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$315 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.6%$365 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$365 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.7%$114 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$114 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.1%$87 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$87 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$10 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$10 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Point Arena. 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 Point Arena 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.