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Pleasant Hill's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Pleasant Hill took in $21.2 million and spent $20.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes65%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)21%State tax money7.6%Fines and other4.9%Federal tax money0.9%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

11%

of Pleasant Hill's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes65%

Property tax
44%$9.3 million
Sales tax
11%$2.2 million
Other taxes
10%$2.2 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$1.8 million
  • Other licenses$289 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$133 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services21%

Fees for services
21%$4.5 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 3 more
  • Sewer$3.0 million
  • Other service charges$741 thousand
  • Garbage collection$717 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$22 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.9%

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

From the federal government
0.9%$184 thousand

State tax money7.6%

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

From the state
7.6%$1.6 million

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$47 thousand

Fines and other4.9%

Interest, rents and other
4.6%$979 thousand
Fines
0.3%$60 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs41%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Water, sewer, trash and utilities13%Roads, transit and parking8.0%Parks, recreation and libraries7.5%All other spending5.2%

What stands out

41%

of Pleasant Hill's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 18%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
41%$8.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$6.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$997 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$775 thousand
  • Government buildings$537 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$28 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$5.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$3.1 million
  • Fire protection$1.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$187 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
13%$2.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$2.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$705 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.0%$1.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.5%$1.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$804 thousand
  • Libraries$736 thousand
Interest on debt
4.4%$912 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.8%$161 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$161 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Pleasant Hill. 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 Pleasant Hill 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.