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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Santa Clara took in $27.9 million and spent $27.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)40%City taxes34%County and local tax money11%Fines and other10%State tax money4.6%Federal tax money0.1%

What stands out

13%

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

City taxes34%

Sales tax
13%$3.6 million
Other taxes
12%$3.4 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; occupation and business licenses and 3 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1.5 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$645 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$575 thousand
  • Other licenses$402 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$297 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
8.8%$2.4 million

Fees for services40%

Fees for services
40%$11.2 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; other service charges and 6 more
  • Electric power$4.5 million
  • Other service charges$2.7 million
  • Water$1.1 million
  • Sewer$1.1 million
  • Road charges$690 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$578 thousand
  • Garbage collection$524 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$91 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.1%

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

From the federal government
0.1%$38 thousand

State tax money4.6%

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

From the state
4.6%$1.3 million

County and local tax money11%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
11%$3.1 million

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
6.8%$1.9 million
Fines
3.3%$926 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities37%Running the government and other costs35%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Parks, recreation and libraries7.3%Sent to other local governments5.2%All other spending4.4%

What stands out

5.2%

of Santa Clara's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
37%$10.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 1 more
  • Electric power$7.3 million
  • Water supply$2.0 million
  • Sewer systems$696 thousand
Running the government and other costs
35%$9.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$8.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$965 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$3.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Fire protection$2.3 million
  • Inspections and regulation$522 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$300 thousand
  • Police$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.3%$2.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.0 million
Sent to other local governments
5.2%$1.4 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$1.4 million
  • Sent to the state government$3 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.7%$1.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.0 million
Housing and community development
0.4%$98 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$98 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Santa Clara. 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 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.