ZIP 93454 · Santa Barbara County, CA

Six governments run on your community's money

This page shows every government that serves ZIP 93454: the state, county, city or town and school district, and where each one's money comes from and goes.

Each government is shown for its own newest fiscal year on file, so the years differ. Figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, the government's own report or, for California governments, the California State Controller's Office and the California Department of Education, as named under Sources and more.

Where do my taxes go in 93454?
93454 is served by the State of California, Santa Barbara County, Santa Maria Joint Union High School District, Blochman Union Elementary School District, San Luis Obispo County and Lucia Mar Unified School District. In each one's latest recorded fiscal year, State of California spent $522.8 billion (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Santa Barbara County spent $1.49 billion (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Santa Maria Joint Union High School District spent $218 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2025), Blochman Union Elementary School District spent $6.4 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2025), San Luis Obispo County spent $946 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024) and Lucia Mar Unified School District spent $205 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2025). Each government's money is separate.

Which governments collect property tax in 93454?
Of the governments serving 93454, State of California collected $3.56 billion (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Santa Barbara County collected $490 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), San Luis Obispo County collected $255 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Lucia Mar Unified School District collected $95.8 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2025), Santa Maria Joint Union High School District collected $60.8 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2025) and Blochman Union Elementary School District collected $2.2 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2025) in property tax. These are each government's total collections, not a bill for 93454.

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

See the full budget for: Santa Barbara County, San Luis Obispo County, Santa Maria Joint Union High School District and Blochman Union Elementary School District

Why not this year? California governments with newer filings show figures from the California State Controller's Office and the California Department of Education (for 2025). Each other figure is the newest year the U.S. Census Bureau has published for that government, so the years differ and are not the current year. Most governments post their current budget on their own website.

Where property tax goes in 93454

State of California$3.56 billion

0.7% of its $477.8 billion in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2024

Santa Barbara County$490 million

30% of its $1.66 billion in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2024

San Luis Obispo County$255 million

26% of its $989 million in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2024

Lucia Mar Unified School District$95.8 million

51% of its $188 million in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2025

Santa Maria Joint Union High School District$60.8 million

30% of its $205 million in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2025

Blochman Union Elementary School District$2.2 million

35% of its $6.2 million in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2025

These are each government's total property tax collections, not your bill. Your own bill is split by each government's tax rate, shown on your property tax bill.

Your counties

This ZIP is outside any city or town, so Santa Barbara County and San Luis Obispo County provides local services like police and parks.

Santa Barbara County

$1.49 billion budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

About 72% of this ZIP is in Santa Barbara County.

Where the money comes from

County taxes34%State tax money31%Fees for services (garbage collection, sewer)24%Fines and other5.3%Federal tax money3.5%Local tax money2.2%

What stands out

31%

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

Full Santa Barbara County breakdown

County taxes34%

Property tax
30%$490 million
Other taxes
3.1%$52.1 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 4 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$17.7 million
  • Other licenses$16.2 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$8.3 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$5.1 million
  • Public utility taxes$4.5 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$238 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
1.3%$21.6 million

Fees for services24%

Fees for services
24%$398 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 7 more
  • Other service charges$284 million
  • Garbage collection$72.3 million
  • Sewer$16.8 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$9.8 million
  • Parks and recreation$9.5 million
  • Other school charges$4.7 million
  • Road charges$907 thousand
  • Transit fares$46 thousand
  • Water$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.5%

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

From the federal government
3.5%$57.7 million

State tax money31%

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

From the state
31%$512 million

Local tax money2.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
2.2%$36.5 million

Fines and other5.3%

Interest, rents and other
5.1%$84.5 million
Fines
0.2%$3.9 million
Santa Barbara County page →

Where the money goes

Police, fire, courts and jails32%Health and hospitals19%Social services14%Running the government and other costs11%Schools and colleges8.7%All other spending16%

What stands out

8.7%

of Santa Barbara County's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. counties of 250,000+ people spend nothing on this.

Full Santa Barbara County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
32%$470 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 4 more
  • Police$131 million
  • Fire protection$112 million
  • Prisons and jails$98.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$81.0 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$46.5 million
  • Inspections and regulation$904 thousand
Health and hospitals
19%$285 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$285 million
Social services
14%$203 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$203 million
Running the government and other costs
11%$164 million
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$102 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$38.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$23.2 million
Schools and colleges
8.7%$129 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$129 million
Roads, transit and parking
5.7%$84.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$84.1 million
  • Public transit$362 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.4%$50.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$40.3 million
  • Sewer systems$6.8 million
  • Water supply$3.0 million
Environment and natural resources
2.5%$36.6 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$36.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.3%$34.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$29.5 million
  • Libraries$4.9 million
Interest on debt
1.7%$25.2 million
Sent to other local governments
0.5%$7.3 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$7.3 million
Santa Barbara County page →

San Luis Obispo County

$946 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

About 28% of this ZIP is in San Luis Obispo County.

Where the money comes from

State tax money36%County taxes31%Fees for services (water, airport)18%Fines and other6.7%Federal tax money6.7%Local tax money1.0%

What stands out

36%

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

Full San Luis Obispo County breakdown

County taxes31%

Property tax
26%$255 million
Other taxes
3.6%$35.7 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 4 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$16.6 million
  • Other licenses$6.4 million
  • Public utility taxes$4.6 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$4.0 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$3.0 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1.1 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
1.7%$16.4 million

Fees for services18%

Fees for services
18%$180 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 7 more
  • Other service charges$72.0 million
  • Water$52.8 million
  • Airport$15.5 million
  • Parks and recreation$12.8 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$9.7 million
  • Sewer$9.0 million
  • Garbage collection$4.5 million
  • Other school charges$3.3 million
  • Road charges$547 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.7%

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

From the federal government
6.7%$66.0 million

State tax money36%

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

From the state
36%$359 million

Local tax money1.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.0%$10.4 million

Fines and other6.7%

Interest, rents and other
6.2%$61.2 million
Fines
0.5%$5.2 million
San Luis Obispo County page →

Where the money goes

Police, fire, courts and jails21%Running the government and other costs17%Health and hospitals16%Social services16%Roads, transit and parking6.5%All other spending23%

What stands out

16%

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

Full San Luis Obispo County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$200 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Police$57.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$48.4 million
  • Prisons and jails$45.4 million
  • Fire protection$29.1 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$19.7 million
Running the government and other costs
17%$158 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$106 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$32.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$19.8 million
Health and hospitals
16%$153 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$153 million
Social services
16%$152 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$152 million
Roads, transit and parking
6.5%$61.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$51.6 million
  • Airports$9.7 million
Interest on debt
5.1%$47.9 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$34.6 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$13.3 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.0%$47.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$37.0 million
  • Sewer systems$8.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.7 million
Schools and colleges
4.6%$43.2 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$43.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.3%$31.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$19.2 million
  • Libraries$12.1 million
Sent to other local governments
2.8%$26.8 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$25.0 million
  • Sent to the state government$1.8 million
Environment and natural resources
2.7%$25.7 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$25.7 million
San Luis Obispo County page →

Your schools

Santa Maria Joint Union High School District

$218 million budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended June 30, 2025), from the California Department of Education.

About 68% of this ZIP is in Santa Maria Joint Union High School District.

Where the money comes from

State tax money52%School district taxes30%Fines and other6.4%Federal tax money6.4%Fees for services2.6%County and local tax money2.5%
Full Santa Maria Joint Union High School District breakdown

School district taxes30%

Property tax
30%$60.8 million

Fees for services2.6%

Fees for services
2.6%$5.4 million

Federal tax money6.4%

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

From the federal government
6.4%$13.1 million

State tax money52%

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

From the state
52%$108 million

County and local tax money2.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.5%$5.2 million

Fines and other6.4%

Interest, rents and other
6.4%$13.1 million
Santa Maria Joint Union High School District page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges94%Debt payments (principal and interest)4.0%Sent to other local governments2.1%
Full Santa Maria Joint Union High School District breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
94%$204 million
Debt payments (principal and interest)
4.0%$8.8 million
Sent to other local governments
2.1%$4.6 million
Santa Maria Joint Union High School District page →

Blochman Union Elementary School District

$6.4 million budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended June 30, 2025), from the California Department of Education.

About 61% of this ZIP is in Blochman Union Elementary School District.

Where the money comes from

State tax money47%School district taxes35%County and local tax money9.3%Fines and other4.9%Federal tax money4.0%Fees for services<0.1%
Full Blochman Union Elementary School District breakdown

School district taxes35%

Property tax
35%$2.2 million

Fees for services<0.1%

Fees for services
<0.1%$3 thousand

Federal tax money4.0%

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

From the federal government
4.0%$249 thousand

State tax money47%

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

From the state
47%$2.9 million

County and local tax money9.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
9.3%$579 thousand

Fines and other4.9%

Interest, rents and other
4.9%$303 thousand
Blochman Union Elementary School District page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges70%Sent to other local governments30%Debt payments (principal and interest)0.2%
Full Blochman Union Elementary School District breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
70%$4.5 million
Sent to other local governments
30%$1.9 million
Debt payments (principal and interest)
0.2%$16 thousand
Blochman Union Elementary School District page →

Lucia Mar Unified School District

$205 million budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended June 30, 2025), from the California Department of Education.

About 27% of this ZIP is in Lucia Mar Unified School District.

Where the money comes from

School district taxes51%State tax money33%Fines and other8.2%Federal tax money5.5%County and local tax money2.0%Fees for services0.6%
Full Lucia Mar Unified School District breakdown

School district taxes51%

Property tax
51%$95.8 million

Fees for services0.6%

Fees for services
0.6%$1.2 million

Federal tax money5.5%

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

From the federal government
5.5%$10.3 million

State tax money33%

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

From the state
33%$61.3 million

County and local tax money2.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.0%$3.7 million

Fines and other8.2%

Interest, rents and other
8.2%$15.3 million
Lucia Mar Unified School District page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges94%Debt payments (principal and interest)4.9%Sent to other local governments0.7%
Full Lucia Mar Unified School District breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
94%$193 million
Debt payments (principal and interest)
4.9%$10.1 million
Sent to other local governments
0.7%$1.4 million
Lucia Mar Unified School District page →

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
California page →

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
California page →
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.

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

Santa Maria Joint Union High School District. California Department of Education, SACS Unaudited Actual Financial Data, fiscal year 2024-25, fiscal year ended June 30, 2025. The earlier Census figures are from U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

Blochman Union Elementary School District. California Department of Education, SACS Unaudited Actual Financial Data, fiscal year 2024-25, fiscal year ended June 30, 2025. The earlier Census figures are from U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

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

Lucia Mar Unified School District. California Department of Education, SACS Unaudited Actual Financial Data, fiscal year 2024-25, fiscal year ended June 30, 2025. The earlier Census figures are from U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

How these figures are counted. Revenue and spending are the figures that a California government reported to the California State Controller's Office in its annual cities and counties financial report, grouped into the same categories as the Census figures. The report covers general-purpose and enterprise funds, such as water, sewer, trash, transit and hospitals, and leaves out internal service funds and depreciation. Fiscal years end June 30.

Spending by service. The report shows spending by service, with capital projects counted under the service they paid for. Debt repayment is shown separately.

Separate governments. Dependent special districts are not included.

School districts. School district figures are the unaudited actuals filed with the California Department of Education for the 2024-25 school year (ended June 30, 2025). The "Debt payments" line for a school district includes principal as well as interest, so spending can be higher than the Census figure.

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.