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Dana Point's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Dana Point took in $55.3 million and spent $68.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes82%Federal tax money7.3%Fees for services (parks and recreation)5.0%State tax money4.6%Fines and other1.1%

What stands out

41%

of Dana Point's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 6.1%.

City taxes82%

Other taxes
41%$22.6 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 3 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$16.2 million
  • Other licenses$2.3 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1.6 million
  • Public utility taxes$1.5 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$986 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
27%$14.9 million
Sales tax
14%$7.9 million

Fees for services5.0%

Fees for services
5.0%$2.8 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$2.5 million
  • Parks and recreation$230 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.3%

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

From the federal government
7.3%$4.0 million

State tax money4.6%

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

From the state
4.6%$2.5 million

Fines and other1.1%

Fines
0.8%$465 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.3%$165 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails23%Sent to other local governments21%Running the government and other costs20%Roads, transit and parking16%Parks, recreation and libraries9.3%All other spending9.6%

What stands out

21%

of Dana Point's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$15.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$8.9 million
  • Inspections and regulation$5.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.3 million
Sent to other local governments
21%$14.6 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$14.6 million
Running the government and other costs
20%$13.7 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)$8.0 million
  • Other and not broken out$4.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.1 million
  • Government buildings$63 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$11.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$11.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.3%$6.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$6.3 million
Health and hospitals
7.3%$5.0 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5.0 million
Interest on debt
2.3%$1.6 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Dana Point. 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 Dana Point 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.