City government · San Joaquin County, CA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Stockton took in $871 million and spent $594 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes40%Fees for services (sewer, water)29%Federal tax money18%Fines and other9.4%State tax money3.8%

What stands out

18%

of Stockton's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 3.6%.

City taxes40%

Other taxes
15%$135 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$66.0 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$34.3 million
  • Other licenses$17.9 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$15.3 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$992 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
15%$131 million
Property tax
9.6%$83.2 million

Fees for services29%

Fees for services
29%$249 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 5 more
  • Sewer$98.1 million
  • Other service charges$80.2 million
  • Water$64.5 million
  • Parking$5.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.1 million
  • Ports and waterways$43 thousand
  • Housing$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money18%

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

From the federal government
18%$159 million

State tax money3.8%

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

From the state
3.8%$32.7 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$26 thousand

Fines and other9.4%

Interest, rents and other
9.2%$80.4 million
Fines
0.1%$1.1 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails43%Water, sewer, trash and utilities18%Housing and community development12%Running the government and other costs8.9%Parks, recreation and libraries7.7%All other spending10%

What stands out

12%

of Stockton's spending goes to housing and community development.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 1.4%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
43%$256 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$169 million
  • Fire protection$73.8 million
  • Inspections and regulation$13.4 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
18%$105 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$65.0 million
  • Water supply$37.8 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.0 million
Housing and community development
12%$72.6 million
Running the government and other costs
8.9%$53.1 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)$44.8 million
  • Other and not broken out$8.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.7%$45.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$30.5 million
  • Libraries$15.4 million
Interest on debt
4.1%$24.5 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$19.3 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$5.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
4.1%$24.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; parking and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$19.8 million
  • Parking$3.7 million
  • Ports and harbors$685 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.2%$12.9 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$12.9 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Stockton. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of City of Stockton 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.