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San Diego's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), San Diego took in $2.0 million and spent $1.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (garbage collection)42%City taxes29%Federal tax money26%State tax money2.9%

What stands out

26%

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

City taxes29%

Sales tax
21%$416 thousand
Property tax
8.1%$161 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$4 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services42%

Fees for services
42%$835 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection
  • Garbage collection$835 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money26%

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

From the federal government
26%$523 thousand

State tax money2.9%

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

From the state
2.9%$57 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails37%Water, sewer, trash and utilities24%Running the government and other costs20%Parks, recreation and libraries11%Interest on debt7.7%

What stands out

37%

of San Diego's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
37%$577 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$390 thousand
  • Fire protection$128 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$59 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
24%$374 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$374 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$314 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$242 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$72 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$172 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$172 thousand
Interest on debt
7.7%$120 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of San Diego. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of San Diego 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.