City government · Fresno County, CA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Sanger took in $42.3 million and spent $38.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes43%Fees for services (sewer, water)39%Federal tax money10%State tax money4.1%Fines and other3.2%

What stands out

16%

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

City taxes43%

Sales tax
16%$7.0 million
Other taxes
13%$5.7 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 4 more
  • Public utility taxes$2.7 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$2.3 million
  • Other licenses$482 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$158 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$44 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
13%$5.6 million

Fees for services39%

Fees for services
39%$16.6 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$6.6 million
  • Water$3.7 million
  • Garbage collection$3.3 million
  • Other service charges$2.8 million
  • Parks and recreation$78 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money10%

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

From the federal government
10%$4.4 million

State tax money4.1%

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

From the state
4.1%$1.7 million

Fines and other3.2%

Interest, rents and other
3.1%$1.3 million
Fines
0.1%$58 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails36%Water, sewer, trash and utilities29%Housing and community development11%Roads, transit and parking10%Interest on debt5.0%All other spending9.8%

What stands out

11%

of Sanger'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%$13.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$9.2 million
  • Fire protection$3.7 million
  • Inspections and regulation$879 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
29%$11.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$4.2 million
  • Water supply$4.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.9 million
Housing and community development
11%$4.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
10%$3.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.9 million
Interest on debt
5.0%$1.9 million
Health and hospitals
4.3%$1.7 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.7 million
Running the government and other costs
3.4%$1.3 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)$1.1 million
  • Other and not broken out$228 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.2%$836 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$836 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Sanger. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of City of Sanger 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.