City government · Monterey County, CA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Salinas took in $254 million and spent $244 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes67%Federal tax money9.2%Fees for services (sewer, airport)8.7%Fines and other6.9%State tax money6.8%County and local tax money0.8%

What stands out

38%

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

City taxes67%

Sales tax

38%$96.7 million

Property tax

15%$38.0 million

Other taxes

15%$37.0 million

What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 3 more

Public utility taxes$24.1 million
Occupation and business licenses$7.6 million
Other selective sales taxes$2.9 million
Other licenses$2.0 million
Real estate and stock transfer taxes$337 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.7%

Fees for services

8.7%$22.1 million

What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 4 more

Other service charges$13.1 million
Sewer$4.0 million
Airport$2.1 million
Garbage collection$2.1 million
Parking$450 thousand
Parks and recreation$286 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%$23.5 million

State tax money6.8%

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

From the state

6.8%$17.4 million

County and local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

0.8%$2.1 million

Fines and other6.9%

Interest, rents and other

6.7%$17.0 million

Fines

0.2%$623 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails38%Running the government and other costs24%Roads, transit and parking17%Parks, recreation and libraries8.1%Housing and community development6.6%All other spending6.4%

What stands out

1.9%

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

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails

38%$92.7 million

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more

Police$61.8 million
Fire protection$29.5 million
Inspections and regulation$1.4 million

Running the government and other costs

24%$59.3 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)$32.3 million
Other and not broken out$27.0 million

Roads, transit and parking

17%$40.5 million

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; airports and 2 more

Roads and highways$37.3 million
Airports$1.6 million
Parking$1.5 million
Public transit$148 thousand

Parks, recreation and libraries

8.1%$19.8 million

What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries

Parks and recreation$13.4 million
Libraries$6.4 million

Housing and community development

6.6%$16.2 million

Interest on debt

2.9%$7.2 million

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

1.9%$4.6 million

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste

Sewer systems$2.8 million
Garbage and solid waste$1.9 million

Health and hospitals

1.5%$3.7 million

What's in health and hospitalsPublic health

Public health$3.7 million

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Salinas. 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 Salinas 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.