City government · Sutter County, CA

Yuba City's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Yuba City took in $100 million and spent $115 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes43%Fees for services (sewer, water)40%Fines and other8.4%State tax money5.3%Federal tax money2.9%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

20%

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

City taxes43%

Sales tax
20%$20.2 million
Property tax
15%$14.5 million
Other taxes
8.1%$8.1 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$3.0 million
  • Other licenses$2.0 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.5 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.3 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$316 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services40%

Fees for services
40%$40.1 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$18.1 million
  • Water$16.9 million
  • Other service charges$4.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$838 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.9%

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

From the federal government
2.9%$2.9 million

State tax money5.3%

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

From the state
5.3%$5.2 million

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$352 thousand

Fines and other8.4%

Interest, rents and other
7.9%$7.8 million
Fines
0.5%$486 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails47%Running the government and other costs20%Water, sewer, trash and utilities18%Roads, transit and parking8.0%Parks, recreation and libraries3.1%All other spending3.7%

What stands out

47%

of Yuba City's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 25%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
47%$54.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$19.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$19.3 million
  • Fire protection$13.3 million
  • Inspections and regulation$2.2 million
Running the government and other costs
20%$23.6 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$9.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$7.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$6.5 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
18%$20.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$10.9 million
  • Water supply$9.6 million
Roads, transit and parking
8.0%$9.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$9.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.1%$3.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3.5 million
Interest on debt
2.7%$3.1 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$2.2 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$894 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.8%$911 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$911 thousand
Housing and community development
0.3%$338 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Yuba City. 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 Yuba City 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.