City government · Sonoma County, CA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Sebastopol took in $17.9 million and spent $18.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes57%Fees for services (sewer, water)32%State tax money4.1%Fines and other3.7%Federal tax money2.1%County and local tax money0.5%

What stands out

27%

of Sebastopol's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes57%

Sales tax
27%$4.9 million
Property tax
17%$3.1 million
Other taxes
12%$2.2 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$1.1 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$504 thousand
  • Other licenses$360 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$160 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$59 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services32%

Fees for services
32%$5.8 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$3.1 million
  • Water$2.4 million
  • Other service charges$271 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$80 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.1%

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

From the federal government
2.1%$377 thousand

State tax money4.1%

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

From the state
4.1%$733 thousand

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.5%$92 thousand

Fines and other3.7%

Interest, rents and other
3.5%$626 thousand
Fines
0.2%$40 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails35%Water, sewer, trash and utilities30%Running the government and other costs25%Roads, transit and parking4.7%Parks, recreation and libraries4.0%All other spending0.7%

What stands out

35%

of Sebastopol's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
35%$6.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$5.0 million
  • Fire protection$1.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$623 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
30%$5.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$3.4 million
  • Water supply$2.3 million
Running the government and other costs
25%$4.6 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)$2.6 million
  • Other and not broken out$2.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
4.7%$887 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$887 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.0%$757 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$757 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$117 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$109 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$8 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$21 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$21 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Sebastopol. 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 Sebastopol 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.