City government · El Dorado County, CA

South Lake Tahoe's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), South Lake Tahoe took in $92.9 million and spent $96.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes66%Fees for services (parking, airport)19%State tax money6.2%Federal tax money5.2%Fines and other2.2%County and local tax money1.2%

What stands out

44%

of South Lake Tahoe's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 6.1%.

City taxes66%

Other taxes
44%$41.1 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 4 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$21.5 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$12.1 million
  • Other licenses$3.6 million
  • Public utility taxes$1.9 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.6 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$341 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
14%$12.8 million
Sales tax
7.8%$7.3 million

Fees for services19%

Fees for services
19%$17.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parking and 4 more
  • Other service charges$14.2 million
  • Parking$1.4 million
  • Airport$1.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$508 thousand
  • Housing$477 thousand
  • Transit fares$158 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.2%

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

From the federal government
5.2%$4.9 million

State tax money6.2%

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

From the state
6.2%$5.8 million

County and local tax money1.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.2%$1.1 million

Fines and other2.2%

Interest, rents and other
2.1%$1.9 million
Fines
<0.1%$73 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails35%Running the government and other costs22%Housing and community development17%Parks, recreation and libraries15%Roads, transit and parking6.3%All other spending4.3%

What stands out

17%

of South Lake Tahoe's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
35%$33.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$14.7 million
  • Fire protection$10.3 million
  • Inspections and regulation$7.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.1 million
Running the government and other costs
22%$21.4 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)$12.0 million
  • Other and not broken out$8.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.4 million
Housing and community development
17%$16.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
15%$14.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$14.6 million
Roads, transit and parking
6.3%$6.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; airports and 2 more
  • Roads and highways$3.4 million
  • Airports$1.7 million
  • Parking$739 thousand
  • Public transit$219 thousand
Interest on debt
3.9%$3.8 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.2%$200 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$200 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$145 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$145 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of South Lake Tahoe. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of South Lake Tahoe 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.