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Anaheim's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Anaheim took in $1.76 billion and spent $1.40 billion.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)51%City taxes28%Federal tax money8.4%Fines and other8.0%State tax money4.0%County and local tax money0.5%

What stands out

51%

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

City taxes28%

Other taxes
15%$266 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 4 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$248 million
  • Other licenses$7.6 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$7.4 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$1.6 million
  • Public utility taxes$1.4 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$49 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
6.7%$117 million
Property tax
6.1%$108 million

Fees for services51%

Fees for services
51%$904 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; other service charges and 4 more
  • Electric power$440 million
  • Other service charges$147 million
  • Water$97.0 million
  • Garbage collection$88.7 million
  • Parks and recreation$70.8 million
  • Housing$61.5 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.4%

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

From the federal government
8.4%$149 million

State tax money4.0%

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

From the state
4.0%$71.2 million

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.5%$8.9 million

Fines and other8.0%

Interest, rents and other
7.8%$138 million
Fines
0.2%$3.0 million

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities25%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Housing and community development14%Running the government and other costs9.8%Parks, recreation and libraries8.7%All other spending17%

What stands out

14%

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

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
25%$353 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Electric power$208 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$77.0 million
  • Water supply$68.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$353 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$215 million
  • Fire protection$99.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$27.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$11.1 million
Housing and community development
14%$198 million
Running the government and other costs
9.8%$137 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$80.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$46.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$10.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.7%$122 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$107 million
  • Libraries$14.8 million
Interest on debt
8.2%$114 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt; interest on electric power debt and 1 more
  • Interest on general debt$83.2 million
  • Interest on electric power debt$22.5 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$8.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
6.1%$85.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$85.6 million
Sent to other local governments
1.3%$18.4 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$18.4 million
Health and hospitals
1.3%$18.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$18.2 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Anaheim. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of City of Anaheim 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.