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Buena Park's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Buena Park took in $124 million and spent $128 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes61%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)23%Federal tax money8.7%State tax money5.3%County and local tax money1.7%Fines and other0.3%

What stands out

28%

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

City taxes61%

Sales tax
28%$35.0 million
Property tax
18%$22.7 million
Other taxes
15%$18.0 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 3 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$6.6 million
  • Public utility taxes$5.3 million
  • Other licenses$4.5 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.1 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$504 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services23%

Fees for services
23%$28.1 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Water$19.9 million
  • Garbage collection$4.1 million
  • Other service charges$3.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$492 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.7%

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

From the federal government
8.7%$10.8 million

State tax money5.3%

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

From the state
5.3%$6.6 million

County and local tax money1.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.7%$2.1 million

Fines and other0.3%

Fines
0.2%$297 thousand
Interest, rents and other
<0.1%$86 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails36%Sent to other local governments18%Water, sewer, trash and utilities15%Roads, transit and parking12%Running the government and other costs8.4%All other spending10%

What stands out

18%

of Buena Park's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities of 50,000+ people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
36%$45.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$30.1 million
  • Fire protection$13.8 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$434 thousand
Sent to other local governments
18%$23.3 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$23.3 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
15%$19.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$15.3 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$3.9 million
  • Sewer systems$448 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$15.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$15.2 million
  • Public transit$15 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.4%$10.8 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)$8.2 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$958 thousand
  • Government buildings$4 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.8%$9.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$9.9 million
Housing and community development
1.7%$2.2 million
Interest on debt
0.4%$569 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$536 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$536 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$70 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$70 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Buena Park. 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 Buena Park 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.