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South Bay's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), South Bay took in $3.7 million and spent $2.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes33%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks, land and natural resources)24%State tax money24%Federal tax money9.5%County and local tax money6.0%Fines and other3.1%

What stands out

21%

of South Bay's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 2.5%.

City taxes33%

Other taxes
21%$784 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$327 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$253 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$120 thousand
  • Other licenses$81 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
12%$451 thousand

Fees for services24%

Fees for services
24%$897 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$686 thousand
  • Other service charges$173 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$38 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.5%

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

From the federal government
9.5%$352 thousand

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$872 thousand

County and local tax money6.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
6.0%$221 thousand

Fines and other3.1%

Interest, rents and other
3.0%$112 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs36%Roads, transit and parking21%Water, sewer, trash and utilities21%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Parks, recreation and libraries7.9%Interest on debt1.4%

What stands out

21%

of South Bay's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
36%$905 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$669 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$186 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$50 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$522 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$522 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
21%$516 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$512 thousand
  • Sewer systems$4 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$315 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$231 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$84 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.9%$196 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$196 thousand
Interest on debt
1.4%$36 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of South Bay. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of South Bay 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.