City government · Tulare County, CA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Tulare took in $144 million and spent $113 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)56%City taxes34%State tax money4.4%Fines and other4.0%Federal tax money1.7%County and local tax money0.5%

What stands out

56%

of Tulare's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 30%.

City taxes34%

Sales tax
17%$23.9 million
Property tax
9.3%$13.3 million
Other taxes
7.8%$11.2 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$8.2 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$2.0 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$690 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$258 thousand
  • Other licenses$93 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services56%

Fees for services
56%$79.8 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 6 more
  • Sewer$39.5 million
  • Water$15.3 million
  • Other service charges$11.9 million
  • Garbage collection$11.6 million
  • Housing$688 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$384 thousand
  • Transit fares$285 thousand
  • Airport$115 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.7%

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

From the federal government
1.7%$2.5 million

State tax money4.4%

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

From the state
4.4%$6.4 million

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.5%$754 thousand

Fines and other4.0%

Interest, rents and other
4.0%$5.7 million
Fines
<0.1%$84 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities30%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Roads, transit and parking16%Running the government and other costs9.4%Interest on debt7.5%All other spending11%

What stands out

7.5%

of Tulare's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 2.5%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
30%$33.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$14.9 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$10.2 million
  • Water supply$8.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$29.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$20.0 million
  • Fire protection$9.6 million
Roads, transit and parking
16%$18.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$15.6 million
  • Public transit$2.4 million
  • Airports$233 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.4%$10.6 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)$6.4 million
  • Other and not broken out$4.2 million
Interest on debt
7.5%$8.5 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$1.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.8%$6.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$5.0 million
  • Libraries$1.6 million
Health and hospitals
4.0%$4.5 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4.5 million
Housing and community development
1.5%$1.7 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Tulare. 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 Tulare 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.