City government · Napa County, CA

St. Helena's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), St. Helena took in $36.9 million and spent $25.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes53%Fees for services (water, sewer)35%Federal tax money6.7%Fines and other2.5%State tax money2.3%

What stands out

25%

of St. Helena'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 taxes53%

Other taxes
25%$9.1 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 4 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$4.8 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$2.2 million
  • Other licenses$1.5 million
  • Public utility taxes$302 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$154 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$113 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
16%$6.0 million
Sales tax
12%$4.4 million

Fees for services35%

Fees for services
35%$13.1 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$8.1 million
  • Sewer$3.4 million
  • Other service charges$1.5 million
  • Parks and recreation$88 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.7%

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

From the federal government
6.7%$2.5 million

State tax money2.3%

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

From the state
2.3%$845 thousand

Fines and other2.5%

Interest, rents and other
2.2%$809 thousand
Fines
0.3%$95 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities33%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Running the government and other costs18%Roads, transit and parking14%Parks, recreation and libraries6.1%All other spending4.4%

What stands out

24%

of St. Helena's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
33%$8.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$5.7 million
  • Sewer systems$2.8 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$6.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$3.5 million
  • Fire protection$2.3 million
  • Inspections and regulation$536 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$4.7 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)$4.6 million
  • Other and not broken out$2 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$3.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.1%$1.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$996 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$564 thousand
Housing and community development
2.7%$686 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$389 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$311 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$78 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$62 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$62 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of St. Helena. 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 St. Helena 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.