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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Solvang took in $22.3 million and spent $26.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes52%Fees for services (water, sewer)36%State tax money5.5%County and local tax money4.5%Federal tax money1.2%Fines and other0.4%

What stands out

30%

of Solvang's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 2.5%.

City taxes52%

Other taxes
30%$6.7 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 3 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$6.0 million
  • Public utility taxes$277 thousand
  • Other licenses$229 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$74 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$48 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
16%$3.5 million
Property tax
6.9%$1.5 million

Fees for services36%

Fees for services
36%$8.0 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$5.4 million
  • Sewer$1.6 million
  • Other service charges$923 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$115 thousand
  • Transit fares$49 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.2%

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

From the federal government
1.2%$258 thousand

State tax money5.5%

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

From the state
5.5%$1.2 million

County and local tax money4.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.5%$1.0 million

Fines and other0.4%

Interest, rents and other
0.3%$71 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities37%Running the government and other costs28%Roads, transit and parking21%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Parks, recreation and libraries2.0%All other spending0.9%

What stands out

21%

of Solvang's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
37%$9.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$4.9 million
  • Sewer systems$4.8 million
Running the government and other costs
28%$7.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.8 million
  • Other and not broken out$986 thousand
  • Government buildings$48 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$5.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$4.7 million
  • Public transit$965 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$3.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and inspections and regulation
  • Police$2.2 million
  • Inspections and regulation$873 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.0%$536 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$351 thousand
  • Libraries$185 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.7%$187 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$187 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$47 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$47 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Solvang. 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 Solvang 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.