City government · Siskiyou County, CA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Weed took in $11.0 million and spent $11.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money37%City taxes31%Fees for services (water, sewer)18%Fines and other10%County and local tax money2.3%Federal tax money1.2%

What stands out

18%

of Weed's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes31%

Sales tax
18%$1.9 million
Property tax
7.5%$820 thousand
Other taxes
6.4%$696 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 3 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$430 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$193 thousand
  • Other licenses$58 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$11 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services18%

Fees for services
18%$2.0 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$846 thousand
  • Sewer$690 thousand
  • Other service charges$465 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.2%

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

From the federal government
1.2%$127 thousand

State tax money37%

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

From the state
37%$4.0 million

County and local tax money2.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.3%$257 thousand

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
10%$1.1 million
Fines
0.2%$21 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities42%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Running the government and other costs14%Roads, transit and parking11%Parks, recreation and libraries5.5%All other spending1.6%

What stands out

26%

of Weed's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
42%$4.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$3.6 million
  • Sewer systems$1.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$13 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$3.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$2.0 million
  • Fire protection$931 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$117 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$78 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$1.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$942 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$422 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$212 thousand
  • Government buildings$109 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; parking and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
  • Parking$85 thousand
  • Public transit$69 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.5%$655 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$374 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$281 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$95 thousand
Housing and community development
0.8%$94 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Weed. 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 Weed 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.