City government · Sonoma County, CA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Sonoma took in $32.4 million and spent $25.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes61%Fees for services (water, road charges)29%Federal tax money4.1%Fines and other2.7%State tax money2.6%

What stands out

21%

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

City taxes61%

Other taxes
26%$8.4 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 4 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$6.8 million
  • Public utility taxes$655 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$428 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$238 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$192 thousand
  • Other licenses$79 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
21%$6.7 million
Property tax
15%$4.8 million

Fees for services29%

Fees for services
29%$9.5 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 2 more
  • Water$5.9 million
  • Other service charges$3.3 million
  • Other government-run businesses$303 thousand
  • Road charges$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.1%

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

From the federal government
4.1%$1.3 million

State tax money2.6%

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

From the state
2.6%$826 thousand

Fines and other2.7%

Interest, rents and other
2.3%$743 thousand
Fines
0.4%$132 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails54%Running the government and other costs17%Water, sewer, trash and utilities17%Parks, recreation and libraries6.0%Roads, transit and parking4.9%All other spending0.3%

What stands out

54%

of Sonoma's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
54%$13.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$6.7 million
  • Police$5.6 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.6 million
Running the government and other costs
17%$4.5 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)$3.3 million
  • Other and not broken out$847 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$355 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
17%$4.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$4.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.0%$1.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.5 million
Roads, transit and parking
4.9%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
Housing and community development
0.2%$43 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$40 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Sonoma. 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 Sonoma 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.