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Laguna Hills's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Laguna Hills took in $31.4 million and spent $29.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes74%Federal tax money12%Fees for services (parks and recreation)6.3%State tax money5.8%Fines and other1.2%County and local tax money0.9%

What stands out

25%

of Laguna Hills' money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes74%

Property tax
38%$12.0 million
Sales tax
25%$7.7 million
Other taxes
11%$3.5 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$1.3 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.0 million
  • Other licenses$883 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$337 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$47 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.3%

Fees for services
6.3%$2.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$1.5 million
  • Parks and recreation$432 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$3.7 million

State tax money5.8%

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

From the state
5.8%$1.8 million

County and local tax money0.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.9%$272 thousand

Fines and other1.2%

Interest, rents and other
0.7%$206 thousand
Fines
0.6%$173 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs31%Police, fire, courts and jails30%Parks, recreation and libraries24%Roads, transit and parking13%Health and hospitals1.4%Interest on debt0.7%

What stands out

24%

of Laguna Hills' spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 5.6%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
31%$8.9 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)$5.9 million
  • Other and not broken out$3.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$8.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$8.8 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
24%$7.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$7.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
13%$3.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.7 million
Health and hospitals
1.4%$406 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$406 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$208 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Laguna Hills. 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 Laguna Hills 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.