City government · Ventura County, CA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Santa Paula took in $83.6 million and spent $53.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)66%City taxes20%Fines and other7.3%State tax money6.4%Federal tax money0.3%

What stands out

10%

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

City taxes20%

Sales tax
10%$8.6 million
Property tax
6.5%$5.4 million
Other taxes
2.8%$2.4 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$1.3 million
  • Other licenses$629 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$205 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$127 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$83 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services66%

Fees for services
66%$55.6 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$27.4 million
  • Water$26.8 million
  • Other service charges$906 thousand
  • Road charges$304 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$149 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.3%

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

From the federal government
0.3%$275 thousand

State tax money6.4%

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

From the state
6.4%$5.3 million

Fines and other7.3%

Interest, rents and other
7.2%$6.0 million
Fines
<0.1%$82 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities43%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Interest on debt15%Running the government and other costs15%Parks, recreation and libraries5.5%All other spending5.3%

What stands out

15%

of Santa Paula's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
43%$23.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$11.8 million
  • Sewer systems$11.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$8.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and inspections and regulation
  • Police$8.5 million
  • Inspections and regulation$103 thousand
Interest on debt
15%$7.9 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$5.7 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$2.2 million
Running the government and other costs
15%$7.8 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)$7.0 million
  • Other and not broken out$824 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.5%$2.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.9 million
Health and hospitals
2.4%$1.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
1.8%$952 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$952 thousand
Housing and community development
1.0%$556 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Santa Paula. 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 Paula 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.