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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), San Carlos took in $90.3 million and spent $63.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes54%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)31%Fines and other8.2%State tax money6.0%

What stands out

16%

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

City taxes54%

Property tax
20%$18.1 million
Other taxes
18%$16.6 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 4 more
  • Other licenses$5.1 million
  • Public utility taxes$4.4 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$2.9 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$2.1 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.1 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$996 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
16%$14.5 million

Fees for services31%

Fees for services
31%$28.3 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 3 more
  • Sewer$22.1 million
  • Other service charges$4.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.7 million
  • Housing$306 thousand
  • Parking$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money6.0%

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

From the state
6.0%$5.4 million

Fines and other8.2%

Interest, rents and other
8.1%$7.3 million
Fines
0.1%$120 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails38%Water, sewer, trash and utilities21%Running the government and other costs15%Roads, transit and parking11%Parks, recreation and libraries11%All other spending3.8%

What stands out

38%

of San Carlos' spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
38%$24.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$10.8 million
  • Police$10.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$3.0 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
21%$13.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$13.4 million
Running the government and other costs
15%$9.7 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)$8.8 million
  • Other and not broken out$896 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$6.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$6.7 million
  • Parking$14 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$6.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$6.4 million
  • Libraries$284 thousand
Housing and community development
3.6%$2.3 million
Interest on debt
0.2%$129 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of San Carlos. 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 Carlos 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.