City government · Amador County, CA

Sutter Creek's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Sutter Creek took in $5.2 million and spent $3.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer)44%City taxes39%Federal tax money8.0%State tax money4.3%Fines and other4.0%

What stands out

10%

of Sutter Creek's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes39%

Property tax
17%$890 thousand
Other taxes
12%$629 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 3 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$319 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$120 thousand
  • Other licenses$120 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$45 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$25 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
10%$542 thousand

Fees for services44%

Fees for services
44%$2.3 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer and other service charges
  • Sewer$2.1 million
  • Other service charges$212 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.0%

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

From the federal government
8.0%$421 thousand

State tax money4.3%

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

From the state
4.3%$224 thousand

Fines and other4.0%

Interest, rents and other
3.9%$203 thousand
Fines
0.2%$9 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities39%Police, fire, courts and jails32%Running the government and other costs16%Parks, recreation and libraries6.9%Roads, transit and parking5.4%All other spending1.3%

What stands out

32%

of Sutter Creek'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
39%$1.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$1.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
32%$1.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and inspections and regulation
  • Police$1.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$108 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$605 thousand
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)$513 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$89 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.9%$268 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$268 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.4%$210 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$154 thousand
  • Parking$56 thousand
Housing and community development
0.7%$27 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$23 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Sutter Creek. 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 Sutter Creek 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.