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Aliso Viejo's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Aliso Viejo took in $31.0 million and spent $28.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes65%Fees for services (parks and recreation)15%Federal tax money9.8%State tax money8.5%Fines and other1.6%

What stands out

23%

of Aliso Viejo's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 7.8%.

City taxes65%

Property tax
28%$8.8 million
Sales tax
23%$7.0 million
Other taxes
14%$4.3 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$1.7 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.4 million
  • Other licenses$706 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$466 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services15%

Fees for services
15%$4.7 million
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation and other service charges
  • Parks and recreation$4.4 million
  • Other service charges$329 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.8%

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

From the federal government
9.8%$3.0 million

State tax money8.5%

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

From the state
8.5%$2.6 million

Fines and other1.6%

Interest, rents and other
1.0%$308 thousand
Fines
0.6%$185 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails39%Running the government and other costs23%Parks, recreation and libraries20%Roads, transit and parking11%Interest on debt6.0%Health and hospitals1.4%

What stands out

20%

of Aliso Viejo's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 6.4%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
39%$10.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and inspections and regulation
  • Police$9.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.8 million
Running the government and other costs
23%$6.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$6.5 million
  • Other and not broken out$75 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
20%$5.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$5.7 million
Roads, transit and parking
11%$3.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.1 million
Interest on debt
6.0%$1.7 million
Health and hospitals
1.4%$391 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$391 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Aliso Viejo. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Aliso Viejo itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.