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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), San Pablo took in $73.6 million and spent $57.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes65%State tax money18%Fees for services (parks and recreation)9.6%County and local tax money3.3%Fines and other2.6%Federal tax money1.1%

What stands out

54%

of San Pablo's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 6.1%.

City taxes65%

Other taxes
54%$39.7 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility taxes and 4 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$32.1 million
  • Public utility taxes$3.8 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$2.1 million
  • Other licenses$941 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$569 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$88 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
6.3%$4.7 million
Sales tax
4.9%$3.6 million

Fees for services9.6%

Fees for services
9.6%$7.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$6.9 million
  • Parks and recreation$138 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.1%

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

From the federal government
1.1%$845 thousand

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$13.4 million

County and local tax money3.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.3%$2.5 million

Fines and other2.6%

Interest, rents and other
2.3%$1.7 million
Fines
0.3%$225 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails36%Running the government and other costs30%Housing and community development16%Roads, transit and parking6.7%Interest on debt4.3%All other spending6.9%

What stands out

16%

of San Pablo'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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
36%$20.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$20.6 million
Running the government and other costs
30%$17.3 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)$16.0 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.3 million
Housing and community development
16%$9.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
6.7%$3.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$3.6 million
  • Public transit$314 thousand
Interest on debt
4.3%$2.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.1%$2.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.3 million
Health and hospitals
2.8%$1.6 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.6 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of San Pablo. 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 Pablo 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.