City government · Monterey County, CA

Sand's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Sand took in $9.2 million and spent $7.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes85%County and local tax money6.0%State tax money3.9%Fines and other2.6%Fees for services1.5%Federal tax money0.6%

What stands out

71%

of Sand's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes85%

Sales tax
71%$6.6 million
Other taxes
10%$958 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility taxes and 3 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$568 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$281 thousand
  • Other licenses$87 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$18 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
3.8%$348 thousand

Fees for services1.5%

Fees for services
1.5%$138 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$138 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.6%

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

From the federal government
0.6%$51 thousand

State tax money3.9%

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

From the state
3.9%$362 thousand

County and local tax money6.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
6.0%$553 thousand

Fines and other2.6%

Interest, rents and other
2.5%$233 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$9 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails55%Running the government and other costs29%Roads, transit and parking14%Parks, recreation and libraries1.6%Interest on debt<0.1%

What stands out

55%

of Sand's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
55%$3.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$3.4 million
  • Fire protection$313 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$207 thousand
Running the government and other costs
29%$2.1 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)$1.8 million
  • Other and not broken out$301 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$1.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$936 thousand
  • Public transit$69 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.6%$117 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$117 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$4 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Sand. 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 Sand 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.