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Walnut Creek's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Walnut Creek took in $118 million and spent $135 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes65%Fees for services (parks and recreation, parking)27%Federal tax money5.9%State tax money3.8%County and local tax money0.5%

What stands out

28%

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

City taxes65%

Sales tax
28%$33.2 million
Property tax
25%$29.3 million
Other taxes
12%$13.8 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 4 more
  • Other licenses$5.6 million
  • Public utility taxes$3.8 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$2.3 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$1.0 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$816 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$250 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services27%

Fees for services
27%$31.4 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 2 more
  • Other service charges$13.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$9.2 million
  • Parking$7.7 million
  • Housing$1.1 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.9%

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

From the federal government
5.9%$6.9 million

State tax money3.8%

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

From the state
3.8%$4.5 million

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.5%$613 thousand

Fines and other-1.7%

Fines
0.4%$421 thousand
Interest, rents and other
-2.1%-$2.5 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs30%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Parks, recreation and libraries27%Roads, transit and parking8.6%Housing and community development6.7%

What stands out

27%

of Walnut Creek's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 6.4%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
30%$40.6 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)$21.1 million
  • Other and not broken out$19.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$37.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and inspections and regulation
  • Police$28.6 million
  • Inspections and regulation$9.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
27%$36.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$35.5 million
  • Libraries$1.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
8.6%$11.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingParking and roads and highways
  • Parking$5.9 million
  • Roads and highways$5.7 million
Housing and community development
6.7%$9.1 million
Interest on debt
<0.1%$39 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Walnut Creek. 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 Walnut Creek 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.