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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), California took in $9.2 million and spent $7.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended March 31, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)76%City taxes19%State tax money4.9%Fines and other0.5%

What stands out

12%

of California's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes19%

Sales tax
12%$1.1 million
Property tax
3.4%$312 thousand
Other taxes
3.1%$288 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$187 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$51 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$40 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services76%

Fees for services
76%$7.0 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 4 more
  • Electric power$3.8 million
  • Water$2.5 million
  • Garbage collection$605 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$48 thousand
  • Other service charges$16 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.9%

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

From the state
4.9%$450 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.3%$28 thousand
Fines
0.2%$15 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities65%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Roads, transit and parking9.9%Running the government and other costs8.1%Parks, recreation and libraries3.9%Interest on debt1.2%

What stands out

65%

of California'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
65%$4.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 1 more
  • Electric power$2.9 million
  • Water supply$1.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$540 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$810 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$641 thousand
  • Fire protection$169 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.9%$689 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$689 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.1%$566 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$566 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.9%$274 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$274 thousand
Interest on debt
1.2%$86 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of California. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended March 31, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of California 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.