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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Truckee took in $61.8 million and spent $52.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes68%Fees for services (garbage collection, parking)18%State tax money7.5%Federal tax money3.2%Fines and other2.5%County and local tax money0.8%

What stands out

15%

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

City taxes68%

Other taxes
27%$16.9 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 3 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$6.9 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$5.4 million
  • Other licenses$2.3 million
  • Public utility taxes$1.5 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$932 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
26%$15.8 million
Sales tax
15%$9.2 million

Fees for services18%

Fees for services
18%$11.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Other service charges$5.1 million
  • Garbage collection$5.1 million
  • Parking$790 thousand
  • Transit fares$183 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.2%

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

From the federal government
3.2%$2.0 million

State tax money7.5%

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

From the state
7.5%$4.6 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%$522 thousand

Fines and other2.5%

Interest, rents and other
2.4%$1.5 million
Fines
<0.1%$56 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking51%Running the government and other costs19%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.7%Interest on debt1.9%All other spending1.1%

What stands out

51%

of Truckee's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
51%$26.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$24.8 million
  • Public transit$1.5 million
  • Parking$440 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$9.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$7.6 million
  • Government buildings$1.9 million
  • Other and not broken out$123 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$9.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and inspections and regulation
  • Police$7.2 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.8 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.7%$5.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$5.0 million
Interest on debt
1.9%$1.0 million
Health and hospitals
1.0%$526 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$526 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$40 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Truckee. 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 Truckee 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.