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Rohnert Park's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Rohnert Park took in $117 million and spent $116 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes36%Fees for services (sewer, water)28%Fines and other26%State tax money4.7%Federal tax money4.7%County and local tax money0.6%

What stands out

14%

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

City taxes36%

Sales tax
14%$16.7 million
Other taxes
12%$14.0 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other selective sales taxes and 3 more
  • Other licenses$5.2 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$4.7 million
  • Public utility taxes$3.2 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$588 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$344 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
9.6%$11.3 million

Fees for services28%

Fees for services
28%$33.0 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$16.4 million
  • Water$11.1 million
  • Other service charges$3.9 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.5 million
  • Garbage collection$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.7%

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

From the federal government
4.7%$5.5 million

State tax money4.7%

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

From the state
4.7%$5.6 million

County and local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.6%$754 thousand

Fines and other26%

Interest, rents and other
26%$30.6 million
Fines
<0.1%$115 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs44%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Water, sewer, trash and utilities15%Housing and community development13%Parks, recreation and libraries5.4%All other spending3.9%

What stands out

13%

of Rohnert Park's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
44%$51.6 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)$39.0 million
  • Other and not broken out$12.6 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$21.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$18.7 million
  • Fire protection$2.6 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
15%$17.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$11.8 million
  • Water supply$5.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$23 thousand
Housing and community development
13%$14.9 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.4%$6.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$6.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
3.1%$3.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.6 million
Health and hospitals
0.6%$707 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$707 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$272 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Rohnert Park. 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 Rohnert Park 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.