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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Livermore took in $1.0 million and spent $950 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)62%City taxes20%State tax money7.4%Fines and other4.6%County and local tax money3.6%Federal tax money2.6%

What stands out

62%

of Livermore's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes20%

Property tax
14%$139 thousand
Sales tax
6.0%$60 thousand
Other taxes
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services62%

Fees for services
62%$624 thousand
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 4 more
  • Electric power$407 thousand
  • Water$110 thousand
  • Sewer$54 thousand
  • Garbage collection$46 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.6%

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

From the federal government
2.6%$26 thousand

State tax money7.4%

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

From the state
7.4%$75 thousand

County and local tax money3.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.6%$36 thousand

Fines and other4.6%

Interest, rents and other
4.6%$46 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities55%Running the government and other costs17%Roads, transit and parking10%Parks, recreation and libraries7.2%Police, fire, courts and jails6.1%All other spending3.9%

What stands out

55%

of Livermore's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
55%$526 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$310 thousand
  • Water supply$108 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$61 thousand
  • Sewer systems$47 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$165 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$74 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$71 thousand
  • Government buildings$17 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
10%$96 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$96 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.2%$68 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$35 thousand
  • Libraries$33 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.1%$58 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$56 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
Interest on debt
3.8%$36 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Livermore. 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 Livermore 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.