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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Vista took in $188 million and spent $312 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes46%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)34%County and local tax money11%State tax money6.7%Federal tax money3.6%

What stands out

11%

of Vista's money comes from county and other local tax money.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 0.9%.

City taxes46%

Sales tax
24%$45.2 million
Property tax
15%$27.8 million
Other taxes
6.8%$12.7 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$3.8 million
  • Other licenses$3.5 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$2.3 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$2.0 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$1.1 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services34%

Fees for services
34%$64.5 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 3 more
  • Sewer$32.7 million
  • Other service charges$16.0 million
  • Garbage collection$10.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$5.0 million
  • Housing$333 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.6%

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

From the federal government
3.6%$6.7 million

State tax money6.7%

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

From the state
6.7%$12.6 million

County and local tax money11%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
11%$20.8 million

Fines and other-1.5%

Fines
0.7%$1.3 million
Interest, rents and other
-2.2%-$4.0 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs40%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Water, sewer, trash and utilities12%Sent to other local governments6.7%Roads, transit and parking5.7%All other spending11%

What stands out

40%

of Vista's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
40%$125 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$94.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$13.5 million
  • Other and not broken out$12.5 million
  • Government buildings$4.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$78.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$28.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$27.9 million
  • Fire protection$19.3 million
  • Inspections and regulation$2.8 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
12%$36.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$31.8 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$5.0 million
Sent to other local governments
6.7%$20.7 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$18.4 million
  • Sent to the state government$2.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
5.7%$17.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$17.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.1%$15.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$15.8 million
Health and hospitals
3.5%$10.9 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$10.9 million
Housing and community development
1.2%$3.6 million
Interest on debt
0.9%$2.7 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Vista. 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 Vista 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.