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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Santee took in $94.3 million and spent $78.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes59%Fees for services (parks and recreation)15%Fines and other11%Federal tax money5.5%County and local tax money4.6%State tax money4.5%

What stands out

24%

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

City taxes59%

Property tax
27%$25.6 million
Sales tax
24%$23.0 million
Other taxes
7.7%$7.2 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 4 more
  • Public utility taxes$4.2 million
  • Other licenses$1.8 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$778 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$280 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$121 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$102 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services15%

Fees for services
15%$14.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$14.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$505 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.5%

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

From the federal government
5.5%$5.2 million

State tax money4.5%

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

From the state
4.5%$4.3 million

County and local tax money4.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.6%$4.4 million

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
11%$9.9 million
Fines
0.2%$185 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails44%Running the government and other costs17%Roads, transit and parking15%Health and hospitals14%Parks, recreation and libraries9.4%All other spending1.8%

What stands out

14%

of Santee's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities of 50,000+ people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
44%$34.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$17.2 million
  • Fire protection$13.9 million
  • Inspections and regulation$2.9 million
Running the government and other costs
17%$12.9 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)$12.6 million
  • Other and not broken out$350 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$11.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$11.4 million
Health and hospitals
14%$10.9 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$10.9 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.4%$7.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$7.3 million
Housing and community development
1.0%$760 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$616 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Santee. 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 Santee 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.