City government · Placer County, CA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Rocklin took in $103 million and spent $76.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes59%Fines and other20%Fees for services (parks and recreation)15%State tax money4.8%County and local tax money1.3%Federal tax money1.1%

What stands out

27%

of Rocklin's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 7.8%.

City taxes59%

Sales tax
27%$27.7 million
Property tax
21%$21.6 million
Other taxes
11%$11.2 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 3 more
  • Other licenses$6.4 million
  • Public utility taxes$2.4 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$975 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$900 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$439 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services15%

Fees for services
15%$15.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$14.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$603 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.1%

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

From the federal government
1.1%$1.2 million

State tax money4.8%

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

From the state
4.8%$5.0 million

County and local tax money1.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.3%$1.3 million

Fines and other20%

Interest, rents and other
19%$19.8 million
Fines
0.4%$381 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails42%Running the government and other costs21%Roads, transit and parking20%Parks, recreation and libraries12%Interest on debt3.6%All other spending0.7%

What stands out

42%

of Rocklin's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 25%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
42%$32.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$20.8 million
  • Fire protection$11.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$328 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$16.1 million
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)$15.1 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
20%$15.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$14.9 million
  • Public transit$591 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
12%$9.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$9.5 million
Interest on debt
3.6%$2.7 million
Housing and community development
0.5%$381 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$174 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$174 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Rocklin. 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 Rocklin 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.