City government · Orange County, CA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Irvine took in $682 million and spent $861 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes48%Fines and other35%Fees for services (parks and recreation, road charges)13%State tax money3.2%Federal tax money0.7%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

35%

of Irvine's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 6.9%.

City taxes48%

Other taxes
18%$124 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 4 more
  • Other licenses$75.5 million
  • Public utility taxes$19.9 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$18.2 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$4.5 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$4.1 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.4 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
15%$101 million
Property tax
15%$101 million

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$87.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 2 more
  • Other service charges$73.7 million
  • Parks and recreation$13.7 million
  • Road charges$312 thousand
  • Transit fares$165 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.7%

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

From the federal government
0.7%$4.7 million

State tax money3.2%

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

From the state
3.2%$21.6 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%$1.1 million

Fines and other35%

Interest, rents and other
35%$240 million
Fines
0.3%$1.9 million

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking30%Running the government and other costs24%Parks, recreation and libraries22%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Interest on debt4.3%All other spending4.6%

What stands out

22%

of Irvine's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 6.4%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
30%$255 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$241 million
  • Public transit$11.5 million
  • Parking$1.8 million
Running the government and other costs
24%$204 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$154 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$50.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$205 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
22%$193 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$193 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$132 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and inspections and regulation
  • Police$115 million
  • Inspections and regulation$17.3 million
Interest on debt
4.3%$36.8 million
Sent to other local governments
2.3%$20.2 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to the state government$11.0 million
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$9.2 million
Housing and community development
1.3%$11.0 million
Health and hospitals
1.0%$8.7 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$8.7 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Irvine. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of City of Irvine 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.