ZIP 94603 · Oakland, 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 Oakland

$2.16 billion budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

Where the money comes from

City taxes50%Fees for services (airport, ports and waterways)30%Fines and other9.5%State tax money5.3%Federal tax money4.7%County and local tax money0.6%
Full Oakland breakdown

What stands out

21%

of Oakland'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 taxes50%

Property tax
25%$542 million
Other taxes
21%$465 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; occupation and business licenses and 3 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$174 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$123 million
  • Public utility taxes$80.7 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$57.6 million
  • Other licenses$28.8 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
4.1%$90.7 million

Fees for services30%

Fees for services
30%$655 million
What's in fees for servicesAirport; ports and waterways and 5 more
  • Airport$229 million
  • Ports and waterways$184 million
  • Other service charges$122 million
  • Sewer$76.4 million
  • Housing$22.0 million
  • Parking$17.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$4.1 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.7%

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

From the federal government
4.7%$103 million

State tax money5.3%

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

From the state
5.3%$116 million

County and local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.6%$14.3 million

Fines and other9.5%

Interest, rents and other
8.6%$188 million
Fines
0.9%$20.6 million
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Where the money goes

Police, fire, courts and jails34%Roads, transit and parking25%Running the government and other costs17%Housing and community development8.9%Health and hospitals6.3%All other spending9.9%

What stands out

8.9%

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

Full Oakland breakdown

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
34%$726 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$348 million
  • Fire protection$199 million
  • Inspections and regulation$149 million
  • Courts and legal services$30.7 million
Roads, transit and parking
25%$529 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; airports and 2 more
  • Roads and highways$238 million
  • Airports$176 million
  • Ports and harbors$102 million
  • Parking$13.6 million
Running the government and other costs
17%$360 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$270 million
  • Government buildings$33.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$32.3 million
  • Other and not broken out$24.1 million
Housing and community development
8.9%$192 million
Health and hospitals
6.3%$135 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$135 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.1%$88.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$47.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$40.5 million
Interest on debt
3.0%$65.4 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.7%$58.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$58.2 million
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$788 thousand
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$560 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$228 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$25 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$25 thousand
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Your schools

Oakland Unified School District

$1.05 billion budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

Where the money comes from

State tax money58%School district taxes28%County and local tax money6.8%Fines and other6.8%Fees for services (school lunches)0.4%

What stands out

6.8%

of Oakland Unified School District's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most school districts with 25,000+ students get none.

Full Oakland Unified School District breakdown

School district taxes28%

Property tax
24%$263 million
Other taxes
4.0%$44.4 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$44.4 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.4%

Fees for services
0.4%$4.7 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges and school lunches
  • Other school charges$4.6 million
  • School lunches$53 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%$46 thousand

State tax money58%

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

From the state
58%$652 million

County and local tax money6.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
6.8%$76.0 million

Fines and other6.8%

Interest, rents and other
6.8%$75.4 million
Oakland Unified School District page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges95%Interest on debt4.5%Sent to other local governments0.7%
Full Oakland Unified School District breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
95%$993 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$993 million
Interest on debt
4.5%$46.9 million
Sent to other local governments
0.7%$6.8 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts and sent to the state government
  • Sent to school districts$6.8 million
  • Sent to the state government$33 thousand
Oakland 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 Oakland. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

Oakland 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.