County government · Ventura County, CA

Ventura County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Ventura County took in $3.33 billion and spent $3.00 billion.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, water)34%County taxes30%State tax money27%Fines and other5.3%Federal tax money2.2%Local tax money1.4%

What stands out

34%

of Ventura County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people gets 14%.

County taxes30%

Property tax
28%$946 million
Other taxes
1.3%$44.8 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; occupation and business licenses and 4 more
  • Other licenses$14.2 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$13.7 million
  • Public utility taxes$5.5 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$5.3 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$4.5 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.6 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
0.4%$13.9 million

Fees for services34%

Fees for services
34%$1.12 billion
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; other service charges and 9 more
  • Hospital bills$607 million
  • Other service charges$367 million
  • Water$61.9 million
  • Sewer$31.0 million
  • Garbage collection$17.6 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$13.2 million
  • Ports and waterways$9.0 million
  • Airport$8.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$7.0 million
  • Other school charges$224 thousand
  • Transit fares$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.2%

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

From the federal government
2.2%$74.7 million

State tax money27%

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

From the state
27%$908 million

Local tax money1.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.4%$45.2 million

Fines and other5.3%

Interest, rents and other
5.0%$166 million
Fines
0.3%$10.7 million

Where it goes

Health and hospitals36%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Social services9.9%Running the government and other costs8.2%Sent to other local governments5.4%All other spending12%

What stands out

36%

of Ventura County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people spends 7.9%.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
36%$1.07 billion
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$633 million
  • Public health$441 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$851 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 4 more
  • Police$270 million
  • Fire protection$238 million
  • Prisons and jails$181 million
  • Courts and legal services$116 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$37.0 million
  • Inspections and regulation$7.0 million
Social services
9.9%$298 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$298 million
Running the government and other costs
8.2%$245 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$124 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$76.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$44.3 million
Sent to other local governments
5.4%$162 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$150 million
  • Sent to the state government$12.0 million
Schools and colleges
4.3%$129 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$129 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.1%$91.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$60.9 million
  • Sewer systems$17.5 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$13.5 million
Roads, transit and parking
2.1%$61.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; ports and harbors and 2 more
  • Roads and highways$42.6 million
  • Ports and harbors$9.7 million
  • Airports$8.8 million
  • Public transit$429 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.7%$52.4 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$52.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$19.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$12.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$7.1 million
Interest on debt
0.6%$17.2 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$16.7 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$549 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Ventura County. 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 Ventura County 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.