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Santa Clarita's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Santa Clarita took in $361 million and spent $283 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes45%Fines and other18%Fees for services (parks and recreation, transit fares)18%Federal tax money7.5%State tax money7.4%County and local tax money4.7%

What stands out

18%

of Santa Clarita's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 6.9%.

City taxes45%

Sales tax
18%$64.2 million
Property tax
17%$61.7 million
Other taxes
9.7%$34.9 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 4 more
  • Other licenses$12.6 million
  • Public utility taxes$11.1 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$5.3 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$4.3 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$1.3 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$287 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services18%

Fees for services
18%$63.8 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 4 more
  • Other service charges$50.7 million
  • Parks and recreation$8.1 million
  • Transit fares$4.7 million
  • Garbage collection$130 thousand
  • Housing$32 thousand
  • Sewer$24 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.5%

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

From the federal government
7.5%$27.2 million

State tax money7.4%

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

From the state
7.4%$26.6 million

County and local tax money4.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.7%$16.9 million

Fines and other18%

Interest, rents and other
18%$64.1 million
Fines
0.4%$1.6 million

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking34%Running the government and other costs24%Parks, recreation and libraries15%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Housing and community development7.0%All other spending3.9%

What stands out

34%

of Santa Clarita'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
34%$97.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$62.1 million
  • Public transit$34.9 million
  • Parking$294 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$69.3 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)$44.8 million
  • Other and not broken out$24.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
15%$43.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$35.6 million
  • Libraries$8.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$41.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$36.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$5.5 million
  • Fire protection$33 thousand
Housing and community development
7.0%$20.0 million
Interest on debt
3.1%$8.8 million
Health and hospitals
0.5%$1.6 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.6 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.3%$813 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$813 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Santa Clarita. 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 Santa Clarita 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.