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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Fremont took in $121 million and spent $147 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, gas)75%City taxes16%State tax money4.4%Federal tax money3.0%Fines and other2.0%

What stands out

75%

of Fremont's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 30%.

City taxes16%

Sales tax
8.1%$9.8 million
Property tax
5.8%$7.0 million
Other taxes
1.9%$2.4 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$1.9 million
  • Public utility taxes$490 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services75%

Fees for services
75%$90.4 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; gas and 5 more
  • Electric power$51.9 million
  • Gas$19.0 million
  • Sewer$8.3 million
  • Other service charges$6.2 million
  • Water$4.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$725 thousand
  • Airport$62 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.0%

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

From the federal government
3.0%$3.6 million

State tax money4.4%

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

From the state
4.4%$5.4 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$10 thousand

Fines and other2.0%

Interest, rents and other
2.0%$2.4 million

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities63%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Roads, transit and parking8.8%Running the government and other costs6.1%Parks, recreation and libraries5.9%All other spending2.2%

What stands out

63%

of Fremont's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
63%$92.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; gas supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$53.5 million
  • Gas supply$17.6 million
  • Sewer systems$13.4 million
  • Water supply$8.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$20.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$12.6 million
  • Fire protection$8.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
8.8%$12.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$12.6 million
  • Airports$315 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.1%$9.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$4.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.8 million
  • Government buildings$363 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.9%$8.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$6.5 million
  • Libraries$2.2 million
Social services
1.2%$1.8 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1.8 million
Health and hospitals
0.8%$1.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.2 million
Housing and community development
0.1%$195 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Fremont. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Fremont 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.