City government · Kern County, CA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Taft took in $13.4 million and spent $14.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes34%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)23%Federal tax money23%Fines and other11%State tax money4.8%County and local tax money4.4%

What stands out

23%

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

City taxes34%

Sales tax
14%$1.9 million
Property tax
13%$1.7 million
Other taxes
7.7%$1.0 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; other selective sales taxes and 4 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$377 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$199 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$140 thousand
  • Other licenses$138 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$133 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$40 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services23%

Fees for services
23%$3.0 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Sewer$1.2 million
  • Garbage collection$1.0 million
  • Other service charges$615 thousand
  • Transit fares$216 thousand
  • Road charges$24 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money23%

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

From the federal government
23%$3.0 million

State tax money4.8%

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

From the state
4.8%$639 thousand

County and local tax money4.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.4%$587 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
10%$1.4 million
Fines
0.5%$73 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails34%Running the government and other costs21%Water, sewer, trash and utilities20%Roads, transit and parking16%Housing and community development6.6%All other spending2.3%

What stands out

34%

of Taft'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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
34%$5.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$3.4 million
  • Prisons and jails$848 thousand
  • Fire protection$499 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$322 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$3.1 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)$2.3 million
  • Other and not broken out$783 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
20%$3.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$2.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$973 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$2.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$1.8 million
  • Public transit$685 thousand
Housing and community development
6.6%$987 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.4%$208 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$208 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$129 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Taft. 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 Taft 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.