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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), San Fernando took in $50.2 million and spent $74.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes56%Fees for services (water, sewer)21%County and local tax money12%State tax money8.3%Fines and other1.8%Federal tax money1.5%

What stands out

27%

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

City taxes56%

Sales tax
27%$13.5 million
Property tax
20%$10.2 million
Other taxes
8.7%$4.4 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility taxes and 4 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.7 million
  • Public utility taxes$776 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$775 thousand
  • Amusement licenses$643 thousand
  • Other licenses$351 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$98 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services21%

Fees for services
21%$10.5 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 5 more
  • Water$5.2 million
  • Sewer$3.8 million
  • Other service charges$1.0 million
  • Gas$133 thousand
  • Parking$130 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$129 thousand
  • Garbage collection$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.5%

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

From the federal government
1.5%$756 thousand

State tax money8.3%

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

From the state
8.3%$4.2 million

County and local tax money12%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
12%$5.8 million

Fines and other1.8%

Fines
0.9%$447 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.9%$440 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs53%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Water, sewer, trash and utilities15%Roads, transit and parking9.4%Parks, recreation and libraries3.8%All other spending0.2%

What stands out

53%

of San Fernando's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 18%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
53%$39.5 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)$39.1 million
  • Other and not broken out$426 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$14.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$10.3 million
  • Fire protection$3.2 million
  • Inspections and regulation$575 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
15%$11.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Water supply$6.1 million
  • Sewer systems$5.1 million
  • Gas supply$164 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.4%$7.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$6.3 million
  • Public transit$468 thousand
  • Parking$218 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.8%$2.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.8 million
Interest on debt
0.2%$114 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$87 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$27 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of San Fernando. 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 Fernando 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.