City government · Solano County, CA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Vacaville took in $328 million and spent $286 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes38%Fees for services (sewer, water)28%Fines and other12%Federal tax money12%State tax money7.6%County and local tax money2.5%

What stands out

12%

of Vacaville's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 3.6%.

City taxes38%

Sales tax
18%$57.5 million
Property tax
14%$45.5 million
Other taxes
6.4%$21.0 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 3 more
  • Other licenses$12.3 million
  • Public utility taxes$5.7 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$2.1 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$489 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$430 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services28%

Fees for services
28%$91.4 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 4 more
  • Sewer$40.2 million
  • Water$28.8 million
  • Other service charges$16.7 million
  • Parks and recreation$5.3 million
  • Transit fares$288 thousand
  • Road charges$71 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$39.4 million

State tax money7.6%

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

From the state
7.6%$25.1 million

County and local tax money2.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.5%$8.3 million

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
12%$40.0 million
Fines
<0.1%$229 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails44%Water, sewer, trash and utilities18%Housing and community development9.9%Roads, transit and parking7.5%Health and hospitals7.3%All other spending13%

What stands out

10%

of Vacaville's spending goes to housing and community development.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 1.4%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
44%$126 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$93.3 million
  • Fire protection$23.7 million
  • Inspections and regulation$9.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
18%$51.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$27.9 million
  • Water supply$24.0 million
Housing and community development
9.9%$28.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
7.5%$21.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$15.5 million
  • Public transit$6.1 million
Health and hospitals
7.3%$20.9 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$20.9 million
Running the government and other costs
6.9%$19.8 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)$16.5 million
  • Other and not broken out$3.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.5%$12.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$12.8 million
Interest on debt
1.5%$4.4 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt; interest on water supply debt and 1 more
  • Interest on general debt$4.3 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$63 thousand
  • Interest on public transit debt$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Vacaville. 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 Vacaville 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.