City government · Orange County, CA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Cypress took in $82.2 million and spent $71.6 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, sewer)18%Federal tax money15%State tax money3.9%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

18%

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

City taxes65%

Property tax
30%$24.3 million
Other taxes
18%$14.6 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other selective sales taxes and 4 more
  • Other licenses$8.1 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$2.6 million
  • Public utility taxes$1.9 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.3 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$395 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$259 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
18%$14.4 million

Fees for services18%

Fees for services
18%$14.4 million
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; other service charges and 1 more
  • Parks and recreation$7.6 million
  • Other service charges$5.1 million
  • Sewer$1.7 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money15%

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

From the federal government
15%$12.5 million

State tax money3.9%

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

From the state
3.9%$3.2 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$69 thousand

Fines and other-1.6%

Fines
0.3%$275 thousand
Interest, rents and other
-1.9%-$1.6 million

Where it goes

Parks, recreation and libraries37%Police, fire, courts and jails33%Roads, transit and parking12%Running the government and other costs11%Sent to other local governments5.4%All other spending1.9%

What stands out

37%

of Cypress' spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 5.6%.

Spending by category100%

Parks, recreation and libraries
37%$26.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$26.2 million
  • Libraries$14 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
33%$23.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$21.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$2.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$335 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$8.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$8.9 million
Running the government and other costs
11%$7.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.5 million
  • Other and not broken out$676 thousand
  • Government buildings$224 thousand
Sent to other local governments
5.4%$3.9 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$3.9 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.8%$595 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$457 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$138 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$324 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$324 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$273 thousand
Housing and community development
0.2%$162 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Cypress. 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 Cypress 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.