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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Santa Rosa took in $432 million and spent $371 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes42%Fees for services (sewer, water)38%State tax money9.8%Federal tax money4.7%Fines and other4.0%County and local tax money1.3%

What stands out

20%

of Santa Rosa's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 7.8%.

City taxes42%

Sales tax
20%$85.9 million
Property tax
12%$49.9 million
Other taxes
10%$45.0 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$23.4 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$5.9 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$5.7 million
  • Other licenses$5.3 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$4.7 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services38%

Fees for services
38%$165 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 4 more
  • Sewer$90.2 million
  • Water$46.6 million
  • Other service charges$21.8 million
  • Parking$3.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$2.4 million
  • Transit fares$1.1 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.7%

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

From the federal government
4.7%$20.4 million

State tax money9.8%

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

From the state
9.8%$42.4 million

County and local tax money1.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.3%$5.6 million

Fines and other4.0%

Interest, rents and other
3.3%$14.1 million
Fines
0.8%$3.3 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails36%Water, sewer, trash and utilities22%Running the government and other costs13%Roads, transit and parking12%Housing and community development8.7%All other spending8.4%

What stands out

8.7%

of Santa Rosa's spending goes to housing and community development.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 1.4%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
36%$132 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$72.3 million
  • Fire protection$50.9 million
  • Inspections and regulation$8.6 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
22%$82.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$48.0 million
  • Water supply$34.2 million
Running the government and other costs
13%$47.9 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)$38.2 million
  • Other and not broken out$9.7 million
Roads, transit and parking
12%$45.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingPublic transit; roads and highways and 1 more
  • Public transit$25.0 million
  • Roads and highways$15.4 million
  • Parking$5.0 million
Housing and community development
8.7%$32.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.0%$18.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$18.7 million
Interest on debt
2.6%$9.5 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$9.1 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$333 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.8%$3.0 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3.0 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Santa Rosa. 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 Santa Rosa 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.