City government · Solano County, CA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Vallejo took in $368 million and spent $439 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes36%Fees for services (water, sewer)34%Federal tax money13%Fines and other10%State tax money6.4%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

13%

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

City taxes36%

Sales tax
16%$59.7 million
Property tax
11%$39.0 million
Other taxes
9.2%$33.7 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$22.7 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$3.9 million
  • Other licenses$3.5 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$2.0 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.6 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services34%

Fees for services
34%$127 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 6 more
  • Water$54.1 million
  • Sewer$50.6 million
  • Other service charges$13.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$4.5 million
  • Garbage collection$1.9 million
  • Ports and waterways$1.3 million
  • Parking$934 thousand
  • Housing$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money13%

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

From the federal government
13%$46.7 million

State tax money6.4%

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

From the state
6.4%$23.6 million

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$641 thousand

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
10%$37.3 million
Fines
0.1%$545 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities26%Running the government and other costs24%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Housing and community development13%Roads, transit and parking9.5%All other spending3.4%

What stands out

13%

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

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
26%$116 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$78.9 million
  • Sewer systems$35.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.7 million
Running the government and other costs
24%$107 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$77.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$26.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$101 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$55.3 million
  • Fire protection$36.7 million
  • Inspections and regulation$6.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.2 million
Housing and community development
13%$58.8 million
Roads, transit and parking
9.5%$41.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; ports and harbors and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$39.6 million
  • Ports and harbors$1.6 million
  • Parking$713 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.6%$7.1 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$7.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$4.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$4.1 million
Interest on debt
0.9%$3.9 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$2.0 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$1.9 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Vallejo. 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 Vallejo 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.