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West Sacramento's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), West Sacramento took in $212 million and spent $164 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes45%Fees for services (water, sewer)41%Fines and other6.5%Federal tax money5.4%State tax money1.8%County and local tax money0.6%

What stands out

13%

of West Sacramento's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 7.2%.

City taxes45%

Property tax
18%$37.7 million
Sales tax
14%$28.9 million
Other taxes
13%$28.1 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; other licenses and 4 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$19.3 million
  • Other licenses$3.1 million
  • Public utility taxes$2.7 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$2.2 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$580 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$241 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services41%

Fees for services
41%$86.6 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 4 more
  • Other service charges$31.6 million
  • Water$18.9 million
  • Sewer$15.2 million
  • Garbage collection$11.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$6.0 million
  • Ports and waterways$3.6 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.4%

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

From the federal government
5.4%$11.3 million

State tax money1.8%

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

From the state
1.8%$3.9 million

County and local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.6%$1.3 million

Fines and other6.5%

Interest, rents and other
6.4%$13.6 million
Fines
0.1%$269 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs34%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Water, sewer, trash and utilities19%Roads, transit and parking8.6%Parks, recreation and libraries5.1%All other spending6.5%

What stands out

34%

of West Sacramento'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
34%$55.1 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)$28.7 million
  • Other and not broken out$26.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$44.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$24.2 million
  • Fire protection$16.3 million
  • Inspections and regulation$4.3 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
19%$31.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$13.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$10.4 million
  • Water supply$7.8 million
Roads, transit and parking
8.6%$14.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$10.0 million
  • Public transit$2.5 million
  • Ports and harbors$1.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.1%$8.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$8.4 million
Interest on debt
4.7%$7.7 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$5.9 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$1.8 million
Housing and community development
1.4%$2.4 million
Health and hospitals
0.4%$733 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$733 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of West Sacramento. 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 West Sacramento 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.