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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Redding took in $478 million and spent $403 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)58%City taxes16%Federal tax money9.2%Fines and other8.8%State tax money7.7%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

58%

of Redding's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 30%.

City taxes16%

Sales tax
6.7%$32.0 million
Property tax
6.0%$28.5 million
Other taxes
3.6%$17.1 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 4 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$7.1 million
  • Other licenses$5.6 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1.7 million
  • Public utility taxes$1.3 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$915 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$383 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services58%

Fees for services
58%$276 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 6 more
  • Electric power$165 million
  • Sewer$37.0 million
  • Garbage collection$29.1 million
  • Water$26.4 million
  • Other service charges$13.0 million
  • Airport$3.4 million
  • Transit fares$1.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$949 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.2%

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

From the federal government
9.2%$43.8 million

State tax money7.7%

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

From the state
7.7%$36.6 million

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$1.9 million

Fines and other8.8%

Interest, rents and other
8.6%$41.0 million
Fines
0.2%$1.0 million

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities43%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Running the government and other costs14%Housing and community development6.9%Roads, transit and parking6.7%All other spending6.8%

What stands out

43%

of Redding's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 20%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
43%$175 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; garbage and solid waste and 2 more
  • Electric power$106 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$30.7 million
  • Sewer systems$22.2 million
  • Water supply$16.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$87.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$50.5 million
  • Fire protection$30.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$6.7 million
Running the government and other costs
14%$58.2 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$47.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$10.6 million
Housing and community development
6.9%$27.9 million
Roads, transit and parking
6.7%$26.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; airports and 2 more
  • Roads and highways$19.6 million
  • Airports$3.8 million
  • Public transit$3.0 million
  • Parking$358 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.5%$18.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$15.1 million
  • Libraries$2.8 million
Interest on debt
2.1%$8.6 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt; interest on electric power debt and 2 more
  • Interest on general debt$4.4 million
  • Interest on electric power debt$4.2 million
  • Interest on public transit debt$4 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$2 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$1.0 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.0 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Redding. 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 Redding 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.