City government · Orange County, CA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Fullerton took in $240 million and spent $318 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes40%Fees for services (water, sewer)40%State tax money11%Federal tax money4.3%Fines and other2.8%County and local tax money1.6%

What stands out

14%

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

City taxes40%

Property tax
21%$50.8 million
Sales tax
14%$32.9 million
Other taxes
5.6%$13.3 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$4.5 million
  • Other licenses$3.3 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$3.1 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.2 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$1.2 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services40%

Fees for services
40%$95.0 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 5 more
  • Water$49.1 million
  • Other service charges$32.0 million
  • Sewer$6.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$4.9 million
  • Airport$1.9 million
  • Garbage collection$796 thousand
  • Gas$150 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.3%

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

From the federal government
4.3%$10.3 million

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$26.7 million

County and local tax money1.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.6%$3.9 million

Fines and other2.8%

Interest, rents and other
2.1%$5.0 million
Fines
0.7%$1.7 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs35%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Water, sewer, trash and utilities16%Roads, transit and parking14%Parks, recreation and libraries4.2%All other spending5.0%

What stands out

35%

of Fullerton's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
35%$111 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$65.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$42.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$84.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$51.6 million
  • Fire protection$25.7 million
  • Inspections and regulation$5.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.0 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
16%$49.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 2 more
  • Water supply$30.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$13.2 million
  • Sewer systems$5.2 million
  • Gas supply$295 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$43.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; airports and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$40.4 million
  • Airports$3.1 million
  • Parking$76 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.2%$13.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$9.8 million
  • Libraries$3.5 million
Health and hospitals
1.9%$6.0 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$6.0 million
Sent to other local governments
1.3%$4.0 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$4.0 million
Interest on debt
1.1%$3.4 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$2.3 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$1.1 million
Housing and community development
0.8%$2.5 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Fullerton. 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 Fullerton 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.