City government · San Joaquin County, CA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Tracy took in $344 million and spent $273 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes46%Fees for services (garbage collection, sewer)30%Fines and other18%State tax money2.9%Federal tax money2.4%County and local tax money0.8%

What stands out

26%

of Tracy's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 7.8%.

City taxes46%

Sales tax
26%$90.7 million
Other taxes
10%$34.8 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; occupation and business licenses and 4 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$12.6 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$8.8 million
  • Public utility taxes$5.6 million
  • Other licenses$3.9 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$2.0 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.9 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
9.3%$31.9 million

Fees for services30%

Fees for services
30%$103 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; sewer and 5 more
  • Garbage collection$34.7 million
  • Sewer$22.2 million
  • Other service charges$22.1 million
  • Water$22.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.0 million
  • Airport$862 thousand
  • Transit fares$75 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.4%

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

From the federal government
2.4%$8.3 million

State tax money2.9%

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

From the state
2.9%$9.9 million

County and local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.8%$2.6 million

Fines and other18%

Interest, rents and other
18%$62.4 million
Fines
<0.1%$330 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails28%Water, sewer, trash and utilities27%Running the government and other costs24%Parks, recreation and libraries12%Roads, transit and parking5.1%All other spending3.9%

What stands out

24%

of Tracy's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$77.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$49.9 million
  • Fire protection$17.0 million
  • Inspections and regulation$10.4 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
27%$74.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$36.5 million
  • Sewer systems$19.1 million
  • Water supply$18.5 million
Running the government and other costs
24%$65.7 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)$39.0 million
  • Other and not broken out$26.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
12%$31.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$31.4 million
  • Libraries$124 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.1%$14.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$10.7 million
  • Public transit$2.3 million
  • Airports$1.0 million
Interest on debt
2.9%$8.0 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$7.2 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$824 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.0%$2.7 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.7 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Tracy. 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 Tracy 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.