ZIP 92105 · San Diego, CA

Four governments run on your community's money

From the state down to your schools: where each one's money comes from and goes.

Yearly budgets from each government's latest fiscal year on record. Tap one to jump to it.

Your state

State of California

$522.8 billion budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

Where the money comes from

State taxes56%Federal tax money28%Fees for services (hospital bills, college tuition)8.7%Fines and other6.4%Local tax money1.4%
Full California breakdown

What stands out

26%

of California's money comes from a personal income tax.A typical state government gets 14%.

State taxes56%

Individual income tax
26%$123.1 billion
Sales tax
11%$53.3 billion
Other taxes
9.2%$44.1 billion
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 16 more
  • Motor fuel taxes$9.24 billion
  • Motor vehicle licenses$8.51 billion
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$8.27 billion
  • Occupation and business licenses$5.13 billion
  • Other selective sales taxes$4.65 billion
  • Insurance premium taxes$4.01 billion
  • Tobacco taxes$1.43 billion
  • Public utility taxes$967 million
  • Public utility licenses$605 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$418 million
  • Driver's licenses$400 million
  • Severance taxes$133 million
  • Hunting and fishing licenses$124 million
  • Corporation licenses$102 million
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$98.6 million
  • Amusement licenses$22.0 million
  • Other licenses$18.4 million
  • Estate and gift taxes$891 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Business income tax
8.7%$41.4 billion
Property tax
0.7%$3.56 billion

Fees for services8.7%

Fees for services
8.7%$41.4 billion
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; college tuition and 10 more
  • Hospital bills$22.1 billion
  • College tuition$10.6 billion
  • Other service charges$3.55 billion
  • University housing and dining$2.78 billion
  • Parks, land and natural resources$1.96 billion
  • Parks and recreation$257 million
  • Electric power$149 million
  • Road charges$34.3 million
  • Parking$21.6 million
  • Other government-run businesses$8.8 million
  • Housing$1.0 million
  • Other education charges$683 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money28%

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

From the federal government
28%$133.8 billion

Local tax money1.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From local governments
1.4%$6.66 billion

Fines and other6.4%

Interest, rents and other
6.0%$28.7 billion
Fines
0.4%$1.77 billion
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Where the money goes

Sent to local governments39%Social services30%Schools and colleges12%Health and hospitals5.5%Police, fire, courts and jails4.8%All other spending8.3%

What stands out

39%

of California's spending goes to local governments.A typical state government spends 24%.

Full California breakdown

Spending by category100%

Sent to local governments
39%$205.0 billion
What's in sent to local governmentsSent to school districts; sent to local governments: other public welfare and 22 more
  • Sent to school districts$68.1 billion
  • Sent to local governments: other public welfare$67.8 billion
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$11.5 billion
  • Sent to school districts (colleges)$9.41 billion
  • Sent to local governments: roads and highways$8.79 billion
  • Sent to local governments: public health$8.48 billion
  • Sent to local governments: elementary and secondary schools$4.85 billion
  • Sent to local governments: courts and legal services$4.30 billion
  • Sent to local governments: natural resources, farming and conservation$3.93 billion
  • Sent to local governments: general support$3.92 billion
  • Sent to the federal government$3.60 billion
  • Sent to local governments: housing and community development$3.21 billion
  • Sent to local governments: inspections and regulation$1.80 billion
  • Sent to local governments: garbage and solid waste$1.63 billion
  • Sent to local governments: sewer systems$1.00 billion
  • Sent to local governments: other government administration$998 million
  • Sent to local governments: libraries$671 million
  • Sent to local governments: colleges and universities$250 million
  • Sent to local governments: other education$226 million
  • Sent to local governments: parks and recreation$203 million
  • Sent to local governments: prisons and jails$185 million
  • Sent to local governments: police$75.2 million
  • Sent to local governments: airports$3.5 million
  • Sent to local governments: finance, tax collection and budgeting$190 thousand
Social services
30%$158.6 billion
What's in social servicesOther public welfare; unemployment and social insurance offices and 2 more
  • Other public welfare$156.1 billion
  • Unemployment and social insurance offices$1.83 billion
  • Welfare institutions$559 million
  • Veterans' services$22.8 million
Schools and colleges
12%$62.1 billion
What's in schools and collegesColleges and universities; scholarships and other education subsidies and 3 more
  • Colleges and universities$44.7 billion
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$7.82 billion
  • College housing, dining and bookstores$4.29 billion
  • Elementary and secondary schools$3.95 billion
  • Other education$1.34 billion
Health and hospitals
5.5%$29.0 billion
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$25.2 billion
  • Public health$3.80 billion
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.8%$25.1 billion
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; inspections and regulation and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$12.6 billion
  • Inspections and regulation$5.00 billion
  • Police$3.20 billion
  • Courts and legal services$2.29 billion
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$1.97 billion
Roads, transit and parking
2.5%$13.2 billion
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 2 more
  • Roads and highways$12.0 billion
  • Public transit$1.18 billion
  • Parking$6.1 million
  • Airports$5.7 million
Running the government and other costs
2.5%$12.9 billion
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$7.89 billion
  • Other and not broken out$3.16 billion
  • Other government administration$1.10 billion
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$729 million
  • Other government-run businesses$8.3 million
Environment and natural resources
1.7%$9.02 billion
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$9.02 billion
Interest on debt
1.0%$5.39 billion
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.3%$1.54 billion
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; electric power and 2 more
  • Sewer systems$665 million
  • Electric power$378 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$284 million
  • Water supply$214 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$900 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$861 million
  • Libraries$39.4 million
Housing and community development
<0.1%$211 million
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Your county

San Diego County

$7.70 billion budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

Where the money comes from

State tax money50%County taxes29%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)9.4%Federal tax money6.2%Fines and other5.1%Local tax money0.8%

What stands out

50%

of San Diego County's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people gets 19%.

Full San Diego County breakdown

County taxes29%

Property tax
26%$1.88 billion
Other taxes
1.6%$117 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; occupation and business licenses and 3 more
  • Other licenses$42.4 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$27.8 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$26.2 million
  • Public utility taxes$13.3 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$7.3 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
0.9%$67.1 million

Fees for services9.4%

Fees for services
9.4%$677 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 7 more
  • Other service charges$497 million
  • Sewer$61.6 million
  • Other school charges$46.1 million
  • Garbage collection$28.5 million
  • Road charges$19.9 million
  • Airport$14.5 million
  • Parks and recreation$8.9 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$1.2 million
  • Water$23 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.2%

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

From the federal government
6.2%$447 million

State tax money50%

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

From the state
50%$3.58 billion

Local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.8%$57.2 million

Fines and other5.1%

Interest, rents and other
4.8%$345 million
Fines
0.3%$21.6 million
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Where the money goes

Police, fire, courts and jails27%Social services22%Health and hospitals19%Running the government and other costs17%Sent to other local governments4.8%All other spending11%

What stands out

22%

of San Diego County's spending goes to social services.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people spends 4.3%.

Full San Diego County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$2.05 billion
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 4 more
  • Police$790 million
  • Prisons and jails$542 million
  • Courts and legal services$476 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$167 million
  • Fire protection$67.2 million
  • Inspections and regulation$5.8 million
Social services
22%$1.73 billion
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1.73 billion
Health and hospitals
19%$1.43 billion
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.43 billion
Running the government and other costs
17%$1.29 billion
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$656 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$244 million
  • Government buildings$227 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$163 million
Sent to other local governments
4.8%$370 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$313 million
  • Sent to the state government$57.0 million
Schools and colleges
4.5%$346 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$346 million
Roads, transit and parking
2.4%$185 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$171 million
  • Airports$13.9 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.7%$130 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$67.5 million
  • Libraries$63.0 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.8%$62.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$32.9 million
  • Sewer systems$29.6 million
  • Water supply$389 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.7%$55.8 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$55.8 million
Interest on debt
0.7%$51.7 million
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Your city

City of San Diego

$7.04 billion budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

Where the money comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)41%City taxes33%Federal tax money13%Fines and other9.4%State tax money2.8%County and local tax money0.5%

What stands out

13%

of San Diego's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 3.6%.

Full San Diego breakdown

City taxes33%

Property tax
14%$794 million
Other taxes
11%$630 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 3 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$311 million
  • Public utility taxes$258 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$35.8 million
  • Other licenses$15.3 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$9.6 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
7.8%$436 million

Fees for services41%

Fees for services
41%$2.29 billion
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 8 more
  • Other service charges$942 million
  • Water$577 million
  • Sewer$431 million
  • Parks and recreation$154 million
  • Garbage collection$89.1 million
  • Housing$77.1 million
  • Airport$9.4 million
  • Parking$6.0 million
  • Road charges$1.9 million
  • Other government-run businesses$1.4 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money13%

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

From the federal government
13%$713 million

State tax money2.8%

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

From the state
2.8%$154 million

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.5%$28.3 million

Fines and other9.4%

Interest, rents and other
8.8%$490 million
Fines
0.6%$34.8 million
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Where the money goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities26%Running the government and other costs19%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Parks, recreation and libraries12%Housing and community development11%All other spending15%

What stands out

11%

of San Diego's spending goes to housing and community development.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 1.4%.

Full San Diego breakdown

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
26%$1.83 billion
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$1.01 billion
  • Sewer systems$645 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$176 million
Running the government and other costs
19%$1.35 billion
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$699 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$481 million
  • Government buildings$109 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$63.3 million
  • Other government-run businesses$2.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$1.26 billion
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$678 million
  • Fire protection$372 million
  • Inspections and regulation$123 million
  • Courts and legal services$81.8 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
12%$816 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$730 million
  • Libraries$85.5 million
Housing and community development
11%$743 million
Roads, transit and parking
9.9%$698 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 2 more
  • Roads and highways$640 million
  • Public transit$45.1 million
  • Airports$8.8 million
  • Parking$3.6 million
Interest on debt
3.0%$208 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$155 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$52.9 million
Health and hospitals
1.8%$129 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$129 million
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$5.4 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$5.4 million
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$3.5 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$3.5 million
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Your schools

San Diego City Unified School District

$2.95 billion budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

About 98% of this ZIP is in San Diego City Unified School District.

Where the money comes from

School district taxes52%State tax money36%Fines and other6.2%County and local tax money4.9%Federal tax money0.8%Fees for services (school lunches)0.3%
Full San Diego City Unified School District breakdown

What stands out

52%

of San Diego City Unified School District's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with 25,000+ students gets 33%.

School district taxes52%

Property tax
52%$1.52 billion

Fees for services0.3%

Fees for services
0.3%$9.4 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges and school lunches
  • Other school charges$8.9 million
  • School lunches$497 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.8%

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

From the federal government
0.8%$24.0 million

State tax money36%

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

From the state
36%$1.05 billion

County and local tax money4.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.9%$143 million

Fines and other6.2%

Interest, rents and other
6.2%$183 million
San Diego City Unified School District page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges93%Interest on debt6.7%Sent to other local governments0.2%

What stands out

6.7%

of San Diego City Unified School District's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical school district with 25,000+ students spends 2.2%.

Full San Diego City Unified School District breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
93%$2.74 billion
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$2.74 billion
Interest on debt
6.7%$198 million
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$5.1 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts and sent to the state government
  • Sent to school districts$5.1 million
  • Sent to the state government$17 thousand
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Sources and moreEach government's source, fiscal year and how a ZIP is matched

State of California. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

San Diego County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

City of San Diego. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

San Diego City Unified School District. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

How a ZIP is matched. A ZIP code is not a government boundary, so we match it to the cities, counties and school districts that overlap it, using Census Bureau geography. Where a ZIP crosses several, each one is shown with its share of the ZIP. Each government's money covers its own operations only; the others listed here are separate.

Latest recorded year. The year differs by government: each block shows the newest fiscal year on file. A Census survey year covers fiscal years ending July 1 of the year before through June 30 of that year.