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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), San Ramon took in $99.0 million and spent $120 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes50%County and local tax money19%Fees for services (parks and recreation, garbage collection)13%Fines and other9.1%Federal tax money4.6%State tax money4.5%

What stands out

19%

of San Ramon's money comes from county and other local tax money.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 0.9%.

City taxes50%

Property tax
24%$24.2 million
Other taxes
13%$12.8 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$5.4 million
  • Other licenses$4.3 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.6 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$1.2 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$258 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
12%$12.2 million

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$12.6 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 2 more
  • Other service charges$9.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$2.3 million
  • Garbage collection$443 thousand
  • Road charges$189 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.6%

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

From the federal government
4.6%$4.6 million

State tax money4.5%

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

From the state
4.5%$4.5 million

County and local tax money19%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
19%$19.1 million

Fines and other9.1%

Interest, rents and other
9.0%$8.9 million
Fines
0.1%$133 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking40%Police, fire, courts and jails32%Running the government and other costs15%Parks, recreation and libraries9.2%Interest on debt2.2%All other spending1.7%

What stands out

40%

of San Ramon's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
40%$48.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$29.6 million
  • Public transit$18.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
32%$38.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and inspections and regulation
  • Police$30.9 million
  • Inspections and regulation$7.4 million
Running the government and other costs
15%$17.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$17.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.2%$11.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$11.1 million
Interest on debt
2.2%$2.6 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.6%$1.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.9 million
Housing and community development
0.1%$158 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of San Ramon. 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 Ramon 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.