RecordWell Data

Santa Cruz City

Cities & villages · Santa Cruz County · California · population 64,317

$256,440,000revenue, 2022
$210,656,000spending, 2022
$165,504,000long-term debt, end of 2022

US Census Bureau, Annual Survey of State & Local Government Finances

YearRevenueSpendingDifference
2022$256,440,000 $210,656,000$45,784,000
2017$185,504,000 $192,708,000$-7,204,000

Where the money came from (2022)

  • Other taxes $72,545,000
  • Charges for services $69,186,000
  • Utility & liquor store revenue $41,609,000
  • Property tax $25,619,000
  • Federal aid $18,595,000
  • State aid $17,584,000
  • Other revenue $9,161,000
  • Aid from other local governments $2,141,000

Where it went (2022)

  • Water utility $31,556,000
  • Police $29,732,000
  • Highways & roads $24,458,000
  • Fire protection $22,169,000
  • Central staff $20,176,000
  • Sewer $18,340,000
  • Parks & recreation $16,757,000
  • Solid waste $16,503,000
  • General / other $11,832,000
  • Parking $8,232,000
  • Housing & community development $6,332,000
  • Libraries $1,815,000

Meetings, agendas & budget documents

This government's minutes, agendas and budget documents will appear here once its website has been added to our collection.

These are reported actuals, not adopted budgets. Census amounts are published in thousands of dollars and rounded to the nearest $1,000. Sources: Census government finances.