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San Buenaventura's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), San Buenaventura took in $238 million and spent $206 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes52%Fees for services (water, sewer)37%Federal tax money4.4%State tax money4.3%Fines and other2.2%

What stands out

20%

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

City taxes52%

Sales tax
20%$48.3 million
Property tax
19%$44.5 million
Other taxes
13%$31.5 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 4 more
  • Public utility taxes$14.3 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$8.3 million
  • Other licenses$5.3 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.9 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$880 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$834 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services37%

Fees for services
37%$88.1 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$39.4 million
  • Sewer$28.1 million
  • Other service charges$10.8 million
  • Parks and recreation$9.4 million
  • Parking$243 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.4%

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

From the federal government
4.4%$10.4 million

State tax money4.3%

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

From the state
4.3%$10.2 million

Fines and other2.2%

Interest, rents and other
1.5%$3.7 million
Fines
0.7%$1.6 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails39%Water, sewer, trash and utilities24%Running the government and other costs12%Roads, transit and parking11%Parks, recreation and libraries8.7%All other spending4.9%

What stands out

39%

of San Buenaventura'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
39%$80.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$47.7 million
  • Fire protection$27.2 million
  • Inspections and regulation$5.9 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
24%$49.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$31.6 million
  • Sewer systems$16.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.4 million
Running the government and other costs
12%$25.6 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)$25.0 million
  • Other and not broken out$676 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$21.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; parking and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$20.9 million
  • Parking$557 thousand
  • Public transit$289 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.7%$17.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$17.8 million
  • Libraries$104 thousand
Interest on debt
2.7%$5.5 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$3.3 million
  • Interest on general debt$2.2 million
Housing and community development
1.9%$3.9 million
Health and hospitals
0.4%$773 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$773 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of San Buenaventura. 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 San Buenaventura 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.