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Garden Grove's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Garden Grove took in $338 million and spent $270 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes47%Fees for services (housing, water)39%Federal tax money9.4%State tax money3.3%Fines and other1.2%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

18%

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

City taxes47%

Property tax
19%$62.7 million
Sales tax
18%$62.0 million
Other taxes
9.9%$33.5 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 3 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$23.4 million
  • Other licenses$4.0 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$2.9 million
  • Public utility taxes$2.5 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$688 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services39%

Fees for services
39%$132 million
What's in fees for servicesHousing; water and 5 more
  • Housing$43.5 million
  • Water$43.3 million
  • Sewer$20.0 million
  • Other service charges$10.2 million
  • Garbage collection$7.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$7.0 million
  • Road charges$468 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.4%

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

From the federal government
9.4%$31.8 million

State tax money3.3%

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

From the state
3.3%$11.0 million

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$760 thousand

Fines and other1.2%

Fines
0.8%$2.6 million
Interest, rents and other
0.4%$1.5 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails37%Housing and community development23%Water, sewer, trash and utilities17%Running the government and other costs9.3%Roads, transit and parking7.1%All other spending6.3%

What stands out

23%

of Garden Grove's spending goes to housing and community development.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 1.4%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
37%$100 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$71.4 million
  • Fire protection$27.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$976 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$442 thousand
Housing and community development
23%$62.7 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
17%$46.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$30.4 million
  • Sewer systems$12.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$3.8 million
Running the government and other costs
9.3%$25.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$10.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$8.0 million
  • Other and not broken out$6.7 million
Roads, transit and parking
7.1%$19.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$19.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.6%$9.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$9.7 million
Interest on debt
1.5%$4.1 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$2.9 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$1.2 million
Health and hospitals
1.2%$3.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3.2 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Garden Grove. 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 Garden Grove 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.