City government · Salt Lake County, UT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Sandy took in $109 million and spent $72.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes63%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)19%Fines and other12%State tax money5.9%Federal tax money0.7%

What stands out

30%

of Sandy's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 7.8%.

City taxes63%

Sales tax
30%$33.3 million
Property tax
17%$18.3 million
Other taxes
15%$16.9 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$8.6 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$5.5 million
  • Other licenses$1.7 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.1 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services19%

Fees for services
19%$20.3 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; parks and recreation and 3 more
  • Garbage collection$6.7 million
  • Parks and recreation$6.7 million
  • Sewer$4.6 million
  • Other service charges$1.9 million
  • Other government-run businesses$338 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.7%

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

From the federal government
0.7%$731 thousand

State tax money5.9%

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

From the state
5.9%$6.5 million

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
11%$12.1 million
Fines
1.2%$1.3 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails51%Parks, recreation and libraries17%Running the government and other costs17%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.4%Roads, transit and parking3.8%All other spending5.4%

What stands out

51%

of Sandy's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 25%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
51%$36.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$19.8 million
  • Fire protection$12.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$3.2 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
17%$12.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$12.6 million
Running the government and other costs
17%$12.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5.3 million
  • Other and not broken out$3.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.7 million
  • Government buildings$1.6 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.4%$4.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.0 million
  • Sewer systems$2.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
3.8%$2.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.7 million
Interest on debt
2.2%$1.6 million
Housing and community development
2.0%$1.5 million
Health and hospitals
1.0%$743 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$743 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$65 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$65 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Sandy. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of City of Sandy 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.