City government · Shasta County, CA

Shasta Lake's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Shasta Lake took in $50.1 million and spent $38.5 million.

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

See every government that serves your ZIP

Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)71%Federal tax money9.9%City taxes9.7%Fines and other7.7%State tax money2.1%

What stands out

71%

of Shasta Lake's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 30%.

City taxes9.7%

Property tax
4.9%$2.4 million
Sales tax
2.5%$1.2 million
Other taxes
2.3%$1.2 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; public utility taxes and 4 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$651 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$228 thousand
  • Other licenses$187 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$43 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$32 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$30 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services71%

Fees for services
71%$35.6 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 3 more
  • Electric power$27.7 million
  • Water$4.2 million
  • Sewer$3.5 million
  • Other service charges$198 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.9%

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

From the federal government
9.9%$5.0 million

State tax money2.1%

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

From the state
2.1%$1.0 million

County and local tax money-0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
-0.5%-$255 thousand

Fines and other7.7%

Interest, rents and other
7.7%$3.9 million
Fines
<0.1%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities64%Running the government and other costs16%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Roads, transit and parking5.1%Interest on debt1.8%All other spending3.0%

What stands out

64%

of Shasta Lake's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
64%$24.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 1 more
  • Electric power$20.3 million
  • Water supply$2.3 million
  • Sewer systems$2.0 million
Running the government and other costs
16%$6.1 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)$4.5 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$4.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and inspections and regulation
  • Police$4.0 million
  • Inspections and regulation$14 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.1%$2.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.0 million
Interest on debt
1.8%$701 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$605 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$96 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.6%$618 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$618 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.0%$392 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$392 thousand
Housing and community development
0.4%$145 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Shasta Lake. 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 Shasta Lake 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.