City government · Solano County, CA

Suisun City's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Suisun City took in $36.3 million and spent $29.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes43%Federal tax money19%Fees for services (water, housing)19%Fines and other13%State tax money6.0%County and local tax money0.6%

What stands out

19%

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

City taxes43%

Sales tax
19%$6.8 million
Property tax
15%$5.5 million
Other taxes
8.7%$3.2 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 4 more
  • Public utility taxes$1.1 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$631 thousand
  • Other licenses$502 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$500 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$272 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$203 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services19%

Fees for services
19%$6.8 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 4 more
  • Other service charges$4.1 million
  • Water$1.4 million
  • Housing$491 thousand
  • Sewer$436 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$361 thousand
  • Garbage collection$44 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money19%

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

From the federal government
19%$7.0 million

State tax money6.0%

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

From the state
6.0%$2.2 million

County and local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.6%$212 thousand

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
12%$4.4 million
Fines
0.8%$290 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails48%Roads, transit and parking14%Running the government and other costs13%Parks, recreation and libraries9.5%Housing and community development9.2%All other spending5.8%

What stands out

9.2%

of Suisun City'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
48%$14.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$9.8 million
  • Fire protection$3.7 million
  • Inspections and regulation$616 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$4.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$4.1 million
  • Public transit$11 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$3.9 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)$2.9 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.5%$2.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$2.8 million
  • Libraries$7 thousand
Housing and community development
9.2%$2.7 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.7%$1.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$1.0 million
  • Sewer systems$257 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$88 thousand
Interest on debt
1.2%$343 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Suisun City. 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 Suisun City 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.