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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Brea took in $111 million and spent $128 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes50%Fees for services (water, parks and recreation)35%Fines and other6.7%County and local tax money5.4%State tax money2.8%Federal tax money0.4%

What stands out

23%

of Brea's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes50%

Sales tax
23%$25.3 million
Property tax
21%$23.8 million
Other taxes
5.8%$6.5 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$2.6 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.8 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.1 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$651 thousand
  • Other licenses$352 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services35%

Fees for services
35%$38.8 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; parks and recreation and 4 more
  • Water$23.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$6.3 million
  • Garbage collection$3.4 million
  • Other service charges$3.2 million
  • Sewer$2.6 million
  • Road charges$77 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.4%

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

From the federal government
0.4%$427 thousand

State tax money2.8%

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

From the state
2.8%$3.2 million

County and local tax money5.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.4%$6.0 million

Fines and other6.7%

Interest, rents and other
6.1%$6.8 million
Fines
0.6%$624 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails30%Water, sewer, trash and utilities18%Running the government and other costs16%Roads, transit and parking15%Parks, recreation and libraries11%All other spending10%

What stands out

5.5%

of Brea's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$38.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$26.5 million
  • Fire protection$9.3 million
  • Inspections and regulation$2.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$412 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
18%$22.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$19.5 million
  • Sewer systems$1.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.6 million
Running the government and other costs
16%$20.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$9.7 million
  • Other and not broken out$6.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.2 million
  • Government buildings$1.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
15%$19.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$19.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$14.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$14.3 million
Health and hospitals
5.5%$7.1 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$7.1 million
Sent to other local governments
2.6%$3.3 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$1.6 million
  • Sent to the state government$1.6 million
Interest on debt
1.6%$2.1 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$1.9 million
  • Interest on general debt$186 thousand
Housing and community development
0.4%$457 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Brea. 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 Brea 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.