City government · Tehama County, CA

Red Bluff's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Red Bluff took in $26.0 million and spent $46.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes50%Fees for services (sewer, water)27%Federal tax money15%State tax money6.0%County and local tax money2.1%Fines and other0.5%

What stands out

26%

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

City taxes50%

Sales tax
26%$6.9 million
Property tax
13%$3.4 million
Other taxes
10%$2.6 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 3 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.6 million
  • Public utility taxes$467 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$446 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$71 thousand
  • Other licenses$47 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services27%

Fees for services
27%$6.9 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 5 more
  • Sewer$3.0 million
  • Water$2.3 million
  • Other service charges$1.4 million
  • Airport$135 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$70 thousand
  • Housing$17 thousand
  • Road charges$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money15%

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

From the federal government
15%$3.9 million

State tax money6.0%

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

From the state
6.0%$1.6 million

County and local tax money2.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.1%$540 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.3%$76 thousand
Fines
0.2%$51 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails46%Running the government and other costs22%Water, sewer, trash and utilities10%Roads, transit and parking10%Health and hospitals6.9%All other spending4.6%

What stands out

6.9%

of Red Bluff's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
46%$21.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$14.7 million
  • Fire protection$6.6 million
Running the government and other costs
22%$10.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4.5 million
  • Other and not broken out$865 thousand
  • Government buildings$86 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
10%$4.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$3.3 million
  • Water supply$1.5 million
Roads, transit and parking
10%$4.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$4.6 million
  • Airports$89 thousand
Health and hospitals
6.9%$3.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.6%$1.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.6 million
Sent to other local governments
0.7%$336 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$203 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$133 thousand
Housing and community development
0.2%$104 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$60 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$36 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$24 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Red Bluff. 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 Red Bluff 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.