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Fountain Valley's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Fountain Valley took in $110 million and spent $87.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes56%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)33%State tax money10%Federal tax money0.8%County and local tax money0.5%

What stands out

31%

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

City taxes56%

Sales tax
31%$34.2 million
Property tax
20%$21.5 million
Other taxes
5.7%$6.3 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$2.1 million
  • Other licenses$2.0 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.3 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$501 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$464 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services33%

Fees for services
33%$36.0 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 3 more
  • Water$20.0 million
  • Other service charges$9.3 million
  • Garbage collection$3.9 million
  • Sewer$2.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$336 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.8%

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

From the federal government
0.8%$850 thousand

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$11.4 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%$505 thousand

Fines and other-0.6%

Fines
0.6%$624 thousand
Interest, rents and other
-1.2%-$1.3 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails37%Water, sewer, trash and utilities21%Running the government and other costs12%Roads, transit and parking12%Health and hospitals8.5%All other spending9.6%

What stands out

8.5%

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

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
37%$32.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$20.9 million
  • Fire protection$9.6 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.9 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
21%$18.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$13.9 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$3.9 million
  • Sewer systems$1.0 million
Running the government and other costs
12%$10.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$8.4 million
  • Other and not broken out$2.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
12%$10.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$10.2 million
Health and hospitals
8.5%$7.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$7.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.7%$5.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$5.8 million
Interest on debt
1.5%$1.4 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$925 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$425 thousand
Housing and community development
1.4%$1.2 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Fountain Valley. 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 Fountain Valley 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.