ZIP 94536 · Fremont, 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 Fremont

$408 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

Where the money comes from

City taxes69%Fines and other12%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)9.8%State tax money7.2%Federal tax money2.3%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

10%

of Fremont's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 30%.

Full Fremont breakdown

City taxes69%

Property tax
34%$143 million
Sales tax
18%$74.7 million
Other taxes
16%$68.7 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 4 more
  • Other licenses$31.1 million
  • Public utility taxes$12.9 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$12.6 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$6.1 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$4.0 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$2.1 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.8%

Fees for services
9.8%$40.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 4 more
  • Other service charges$18.3 million
  • Garbage collection$13.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$7.0 million
  • Housing$1.3 million
  • Road charges$864 thousand
  • Transit fares$442 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.3%

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

From the federal government
2.3%$9.5 million

State tax money7.2%

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

From the state
7.2%$29.9 million

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$951 thousand

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
11%$46.6 million
Fines
0.7%$2.8 million
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Where the money goes

Police, fire, courts and jails51%Roads, transit and parking20%Running the government and other costs9.5%Health and hospitals6.3%Parks, recreation and libraries4.5%All other spending8.7%

What stands out

51%

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

Full Fremont breakdown

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
51%$206 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 3 more
  • Police$111 million
  • Fire protection$72.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$18.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.3 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.9 million
Roads, transit and parking
20%$82.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$82.4 million
  • Public transit$202 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.5%$38.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$25.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$6.1 million
  • Other and not broken out$3.9 million
  • Government buildings$3.2 million
Health and hospitals
6.3%$25.8 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$25.8 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.5%$18.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$18.4 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.1%$12.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$12.6 million
Housing and community development
2.8%$11.3 million
Interest on debt
2.7%$11.0 million
Social services
0.1%$475 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$475 thousand
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Your schools

Fremont Unified School District

$643 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

Where the money comes from

State tax money55%School district taxes40%Fines and other4.7%Fees for services (school tuition and transportation, school lunches)0.4%County and local tax money0.1%
Full Fremont Unified School District breakdown

What stands out

39%

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

School district taxes40%

Property tax
39%$231 million
Other taxes
0.8%$4.5 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$4.5 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.4%

Fees for services
0.4%$2.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school tuition and transportation and 1 more
  • Other school charges$2.3 million
  • School tuition and transportation$251 thousand
  • School lunches$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$17 thousand

State tax money55%

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

From the state
55%$327 million

County and local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.1%$885 thousand

Fines and other4.7%

Interest, rents and other
4.7%$28.1 million
Fremont Unified School District page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges94%Interest on debt3.2%Sent to other local governments3.1%

What stands out

94%

of Fremont Unified School District's spending goes to schools and colleges.A typical school district with 25,000+ students spends 97%.

Full Fremont Unified School District breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
94%$602 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$602 million
Interest on debt
3.2%$20.9 million
Sent to other local governments
3.1%$20.0 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$20.0 million
Fremont 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 Fremont. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

Fremont 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.