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Santa Clara's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Santa Clara took in $675 thousand and spent $215 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fines and other67%City taxes18%Federal tax money15%

What stands out

67%

of Santa Clara's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

City taxes18%

Property tax
13%$91 thousand
Sales tax
4.9%$33 thousand

Federal tax money15%

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

From the federal government
15%$98 thousand

Fines and other67%

Interest, rents and other
67%$453 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs40%Roads, transit and parking29%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Health and hospitals5.1%Interest on debt0.5%

What stands out

29%

of Santa Clara's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
40%$87 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$52 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$30 thousand
  • Government buildings$5 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
29%$63 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$63 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$53 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$50 thousand
  • Fire protection$3 thousand
Health and hospitals
5.1%$11 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$11 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Santa Clara. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Santa Clara 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.