City government · Kern County, CA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Shafter took in $52.5 million and spent $42.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes69%Fees for services (water, sewer)22%Fines and other4.4%State tax money2.2%County and local tax money1.7%Federal tax money0.9%

What stands out

45%

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

City taxes69%

Sales tax
45%$23.8 million
Other taxes
13%$6.7 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 3 more
  • Other licenses$5.4 million
  • Public utility taxes$1.1 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$109 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$81 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
11%$5.5 million

Fees for services22%

Fees for services
22%$11.6 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 4 more
  • Water$5.1 million
  • Other service charges$2.7 million
  • Sewer$2.4 million
  • Garbage collection$1.4 million
  • Transit fares$40 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.9%

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

From the federal government
0.9%$455 thousand

State tax money2.2%

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

From the state
2.2%$1.1 million

County and local tax money1.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.7%$884 thousand

Fines and other4.4%

Interest, rents and other
4.4%$2.3 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs54%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Water, sewer, trash and utilities12%Roads, transit and parking6.1%Parks, recreation and libraries2.8%All other spending1.6%

What stands out

54%

of Shafter's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 18%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
54%$23.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$20.3 million
  • Other and not broken out$2.9 million
  • Other government-run businesses$6 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$9.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$7.2 million
  • Inspections and regulation$2.2 million
  • Prisons and jails$469 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
12%$5.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$3.2 million
  • Sewer systems$1.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$864 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.1%$2.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$2.3 million
  • Public transit$255 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.8%$1.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.2 million
Health and hospitals
1.6%$670 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$670 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$20 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Shafter. 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 Shafter 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.