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La Habra's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), La Habra took in $124 million and spent $110 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes43%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)32%State tax money13%Federal tax money5.3%Fines and other5.1%County and local tax money1.5%

What stands out

17%

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

City taxes43%

Property tax
19%$23.4 million
Sales tax
17%$21.5 million
Other taxes
6.8%$8.5 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$5.1 million
  • Other licenses$2.7 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$425 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$204 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services32%

Fees for services
32%$40.0 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 4 more
  • Water$18.1 million
  • Other service charges$11.8 million
  • Garbage collection$5.5 million
  • Sewer$2.9 million
  • Housing$1.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$192 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.3%

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

From the federal government
5.3%$6.6 million

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$15.9 million

County and local tax money1.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.5%$1.9 million

Fines and other5.1%

Interest, rents and other
4.2%$5.2 million
Fines
0.9%$1.1 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails32%Water, sewer, trash and utilities20%Parks, recreation and libraries14%Running the government and other costs11%Roads, transit and parking10%All other spending13%

What stands out

6.8%

of La Habra'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
32%$35.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$21.1 million
  • Fire protection$11.2 million
  • Inspections and regulation$2.9 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
20%$22.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$13.8 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$5.6 million
  • Sewer systems$2.8 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
14%$15.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$15.1 million
Running the government and other costs
11%$11.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$6.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
10%$10.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$10.9 million
Health and hospitals
6.8%$7.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$7.4 million
Interest on debt
4.3%$4.7 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$3.7 million
  • Interest on general debt$1.0 million
Housing and community development
2.2%$2.5 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of La Habra. 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 La Habra 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.