ZIP 94502 · Alameda, 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

Alameda County

$5.40 billion budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

Where the money comes from

State tax money32%Fees for services (hospital bills, parks, land and natural resources)31%County taxes26%Fines and other6.9%Federal tax money2.8%Local tax money1.3%

What stands out

31%

of Alameda County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people gets 14%.

Full Alameda County breakdown

County taxes26%

Property tax
24%$1.48 billion
Other taxes
1.5%$95.9 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; public utility taxes and 4 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$51.8 million
  • Public utility taxes$16.4 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$16.1 million
  • Other licenses$6.8 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$3.9 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$782 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
0.4%$28.0 million

Fees for services31%

Fees for services
31%$1.96 billion
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; other service charges and 3 more
  • Hospital bills$1.26 billion
  • Other service charges$694 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$4.0 million
  • Road charges$1.8 million
  • Other school charges$593 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.8%

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

From the federal government
2.8%$175 million

State tax money32%

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

From the state
32%$2.03 billion

Local tax money1.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.3%$82.9 million

Fines and other6.9%

Interest, rents and other
6.8%$426 million
Fines
0.1%$9.4 million
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Where the money goes

Health and hospitals48%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Social services17%Running the government and other costs7.3%Interest on debt1.9%All other spending6.1%

What stands out

48%

of Alameda County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people spends 7.9%.

Full Alameda County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
48%$2.59 billion
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$1.42 billion
  • Public health$1.17 billion
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$1.05 billion
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; courts and legal services and 4 more
  • Prisons and jails$318 million
  • Courts and legal services$245 million
  • Police$179 million
  • Fire protection$168 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$131 million
  • Inspections and regulation$5.8 million
Social services
17%$934 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$934 million
Running the government and other costs
7.3%$393 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$222 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$105 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$65.7 million
Interest on debt
1.9%$104 million
Roads, transit and parking
1.5%$78.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$74.4 million
  • Parking$4.2 million
Sent to other local governments
1.3%$71.8 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to the state government$68.3 million
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$3.4 million
Schools and colleges
1.3%$71.2 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$71.2 million
Environment and natural resources
1.2%$66.3 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$66.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$40.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$39.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.1 million
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Your city

City of Alameda

$328 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

Where the money comes from

City taxes43%Fees for services (electric power, sewer)36%Fines and other13%State tax money3.1%Federal tax money3.1%County and local tax money1.3%
Full Alameda breakdown

What stands out

17%

of Alameda's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 7.2%.

City taxes43%

Property tax
20%$63.1 million
Other taxes
17%$55.4 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; public utility taxes and 4 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$20.3 million
  • Public utility taxes$13.7 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$10.8 million
  • Other licenses$4.3 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$3.4 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$2.9 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
5.9%$18.7 million

Fees for services36%

Fees for services
36%$116 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; other service charges and 5 more
  • Electric power$78.1 million
  • Other service charges$18.0 million
  • Sewer$13.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$3.9 million
  • Housing$2.0 million
  • Garbage collection$594 thousand
  • Road charges$132 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.1%

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

From the federal government
3.1%$9.7 million

State tax money3.1%

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

From the state
3.1%$9.9 million

County and local tax money1.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.3%$4.1 million

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
13%$41.0 million
Fines
0.4%$1.4 million
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Where the money goes

Police, fire, courts and jails29%Water, sewer, trash and utilities23%Running the government and other costs17%Roads, transit and parking13%Housing and community development9.3%All other spending8.4%

What stands out

9.3%

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

Full Alameda breakdown

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$96.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$46.8 million
  • Police$46.2 million
  • Inspections and regulation$3.7 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
23%$76.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Electric power$70.5 million
  • Sewer systems$3.9 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.6 million
Running the government and other costs
17%$56.4 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$46.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$10.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
13%$41.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; parking and 2 more
  • Roads and highways$38.2 million
  • Parking$2.0 million
  • Ports and harbors$514 thousand
  • Public transit$468 thousand
Housing and community development
9.3%$30.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.6%$21.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$16.0 million
  • Libraries$5.7 million
Interest on debt
1.0%$3.2 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on electric power debt
  • Interest on general debt$2.3 million
  • Interest on electric power debt$821 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.8%$2.7 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.7 million
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Your schools

Alameda Unified School District

$208 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

About 98% of this ZIP is in Alameda Unified School District.

Where the money comes from

State tax money44%School district taxes44%Fines and other6.2%County and local tax money5.3%Fees for services (school lunches)0.5%
Full Alameda Unified School District breakdown

What stands out

12%

of Alameda Unified School District's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.Most school districts with 5,000 to 25,000 students get none.

School district taxes44%

Property tax
32%$63.7 million
Other taxes
12%$23.8 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$23.8 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.5%

Fees for services
0.5%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges and school lunches
  • Other school charges$1.0 million
  • School lunches$33 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money44%

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

From the state
44%$88.1 million

County and local tax money5.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.3%$10.6 million

Fines and other6.2%

Interest, rents and other
6.2%$12.4 million
Alameda Unified School District page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges93%Interest on debt5.9%Sent to other local governments1.6%

What stands out

5.9%

of Alameda Unified School District's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical school district with 5,000 to 25,000 students spends 2.3%.

Full Alameda Unified School District breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
93%$192 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$192 million
Interest on debt
5.9%$12.3 million
Sent to other local governments
1.6%$3.2 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$3.2 million
Alameda Unified School District 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.

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

Alameda 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.