City government · Plumas County, CA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Portola took in $3.7 million and spent $3.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)55%City taxes25%State tax money16%Fines and other3.7%Federal tax money0.9%

What stands out

8.8%

of Portola's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes25%

Property tax
12%$440 thousand
Sales tax
8.8%$323 thousand
Other taxes
3.6%$133 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 4 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$44 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$24 thousand
  • Other licenses$23 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$18 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$15 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services55%

Fees for services
55%$2.0 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$963 thousand
  • Sewer$715 thousand
  • Garbage collection$298 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$41 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.9%

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

From the federal government
0.9%$32 thousand

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$575 thousand

Fines and other3.7%

Interest, rents and other
3.7%$136 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs32%Water, sewer, trash and utilities31%Roads, transit and parking18%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Parks, recreation and libraries5.9%All other spending1.5%

What stands out

18%

of Portola'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%

Running the government and other costs
32%$1.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$691 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$401 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
31%$1.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$515 thousand
  • Sewer systems$408 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$164 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$613 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$613 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$408 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$197 thousand
  • Fire protection$161 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$50 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.9%$205 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$205 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$37 thousand
Housing and community development
0.4%$15 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Portola. 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 Portola 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.