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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Turlock took in $171 million and spent $138 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes43%Fees for services (water, sewer)41%State tax money5.5%Federal tax money5.3%Fines and other4.7%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

26%

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

City taxes43%

Sales tax
26%$43.7 million
Property tax
10%$17.9 million
Other taxes
7.4%$12.6 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 3 more
  • Other licenses$4.4 million
  • Public utility taxes$4.3 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.9 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.8 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$161 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services41%

Fees for services
41%$70.1 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 5 more
  • Water$29.5 million
  • Sewer$26.0 million
  • Other service charges$14.1 million
  • Housing$417 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$98 thousand
  • Transit fares$12 thousand
  • Road charges$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.3%

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

From the federal government
5.3%$9.1 million

State tax money5.5%

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

From the state
5.5%$9.3 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$122 thousand

Fines and other4.7%

Interest, rents and other
4.4%$7.5 million
Fines
0.2%$420 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails30%Water, sewer, trash and utilities26%Roads, transit and parking22%Running the government and other costs14%Parks, recreation and libraries3.5%All other spending4.3%

What stands out

22%

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

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$41.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$25.7 million
  • Fire protection$11.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$4.5 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
26%$36.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$19.3 million
  • Sewer systems$16.5 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$166 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
22%$30.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$25.9 million
  • Public transit$5.0 million
Running the government and other costs
14%$18.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$10.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$8.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.5%$4.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$4.8 million
Interest on debt
3.1%$4.2 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$3.4 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$842 thousand
Housing and community development
0.8%$1.1 million
Health and hospitals
0.4%$575 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$575 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Turlock. 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 Turlock 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.