SAN MATEO COUNTY finances
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SAN MATEO COUNTY
County in California (San Mateo County area). Fiscal year 2024 (year ends 06/30); population 729,181.
Other years: 2024 · 2022
Summary
| What | Amount | Census item codes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes | $1.1 billion | T |
| Charges and fees | $636.4 million | A |
| Other general revenue | $266.9 million | U |
| From the federal government | $67.3 million | B |
| From the state government | $867.8 million | C |
| From local governments | $28.3 million | D |
| Spending: current operations | $2.1 billion | E |
| Spending: construction | $220.6 million | F |
| Spending: other capital outlay | $0 | G |
| Spending: interest on debt | $49.4 million | I |
| Spending: assistance and subsidies | $0 | J |
| Payments to other governments | $143.2 million | L M Q S |
| General revenue | $3.0 billion | T A U B C D |
| Direct spending | $2.4 billion | E F G I J |
| Debt at year end | $1.2 billion | 49U + 64V |
Spending by function
| Function (Census name) | Current operations + construction + capital |
|---|---|
| General NEC | $462.4 million |
| Health | $449.5 million |
| Hospitals | $330.2 million |
| Welfare NEC | $295.0 million |
| Police Protection | $210.1 million |
| Correction Insts | $115.2 million |
| Judicial | $106.4 million |
| Elem Sec Educ | $75.3 million |
| Central Staff | $50.7 million |
| Financial Adm | $44.0 million |
| Regular Highways | $33.6 million |
| Parks & Rec | $31.4 million |
| Solid Waste Mgt | $28.4 million |
| Sewerage | $22.8 million |
| Correction NEC | $14.2 million |
| Local Fire Protection | $13.5 million |
| Natural Resources NEC | $6.8 million |
| Protective Inspection | $5.8 million |
| Air Trans | $4.8 million |
| Water Transport | $1.3 million |
| Transit Utilities | $1.3 million |
| Water Utilities | $89,000 |
Every item reported
| Code | Census description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 19U | Beg LT Debt O/S NEC | $1.2 billion |
| 29U | LTD ISS-Unsp-Other NEC | $55.0 million |
| 39U | LTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC | $118.4 million |
| 49U | LTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC | $1.2 billion |
| A01 | Air Transportation Charges | $4.3 million |
| A12 | Elem Sec Educ NEC Charges | $6.2 million |
| A36 | Hospital Charges | $378.0 million |
| A44 | Regular Highway Charges | $77,000 |
| A59 | Nat Resources NEC Charges | $63,000 |
| A61 | Parks & Recreation Charges | $2.4 million |
| A80 | Sewerage Charges | $24.8 million |
| A81 | Solid Waste Charges | $2.5 million |
| A87 | Water Trans & Terminal Charges | $1.5 million |
| A89 | All Other NEC Charges | $216.5 million |
| A91 | Water Utilities Revenue | $71,000 |
| B89 | Federal IG Other | $67.3 million |
| C89 | State IG Other | $867.8 million |
| D89 | Local IG Other | $28.3 million |
| E01 | Air Trans Current Operation | $4.8 million |
| E04 | Correction Insts-Current Oper | $115.2 million |
| E05 | Correction NEC-Current Oper | $14.2 million |
| E12 | Elem Sec Educ-Current Oper | $73.7 million |
| E23 | Financial Adm-Curr Operation | $44.0 million |
| E24 | Local Fire Protection Curr Operation | $13.5 million |
| E25 | Judicial-Current Operation | $106.4 million |
| E29 | Central Staff-Curr Operation | $50.7 million |
| E32 | Health-Current Operation | $419.5 million |
| E36 | Hospitals-Current Oper | $330.2 million |
| E44 | Regular Highways-Current Oper | $28.1 million |
| E59 | Natural Resources NEC-Cur Op | $6.8 million |
| E61 | Parks & Rec-Current Operation | $21.9 million |
| E62 | Police Protection-Current Oper | $190.4 million |
| E66 | Protective Inspection-Curr Op | $5.8 million |
| E79 | Welfare NEC-Current Operation | $293.3 million |
| E80 | Sewerage-Current Operation | $21.2 million |
| E81 | Solid Waste Mgt - Current Oper | $28.4 million |
| E87 | Water Transport-Current Oper | $1.3 million |
| E89 | General NEC-Current Operation | $311.3 million |
| E91 | Water Utilities-Current Oper | $89,000 |
| E94 | Transit Utilities-Current Op | $1.3 million |
| F12 | Elem Sec Educ-Construction | $1.6 million |
| F32 | Health-Construction | $30.0 million |
| F44 | Regular Highways-Construction | $5.5 million |
| F61 | Parks & Rec-Construction | $9.5 million |
| F62 | Police Protection-Construction | $19.7 million |
| F79 | Welfare NEC-Construction | $1.7 million |
| F80 | Sewerage-Construction | $1.6 million |
| F89 | General NEC-Construction | $151.0 million |
| I89 | General Interest on Debt | $49.4 million |
| L89 | General NEC-IG to State | $14.7 million |
| M89 | General NEC-IG-Local NEC | $128.5 million |
| T01 | Property Tax | $905.4 million |
| T09 | Total General Sales Taxes | $148.1 million |
| T15 | Public Utilities Tax | $4.5 million |
| T19 | Other Selective Sales Taxes | $6.1 million |
| T28 | Occup & Business License, NEC | $22.1 million |
| T29 | Other License Tax | $3.3 million |
| T51 | Documentary & Stock Trans Tax | $5.7 million |
| U20 | Interest Earnings | $8.3 million |
| U30 | Fines & Forfeits | $5.4 million |
| U40 | Rents | $26.7 million |
| U99 | Misc General Revenue NEC | $226.5 million |
Source: State and local government finances 2024, annual survey sample of units (U.S. Census Bureau) (U.S. Census Bureau). Collected Nov 14, 2026 11:48 PM CST. Amounts as published (thousands of dollars in the file; shown in dollars). Group totals are sums of item codes by letter. Item code list: Census technical documentation. Government ID 061081123088.