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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Laguna Niguel took in $55.2 million and spent $65.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes86%State tax money6.5%Federal tax money4.1%Fees for services (parks and recreation, transit fares)2.8%Fines and other0.4%

What stands out

29%

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

City taxes86%

Property tax
46%$25.2 million
Sales tax
29%$16.1 million
Other taxes
11%$6.3 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Other licenses$2.9 million
  • Public utility taxes$2.3 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$1.0 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$67 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.8%

Fees for services
2.8%$1.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Other service charges$1.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$439 thousand
  • Transit fares$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.1%

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

From the federal government
4.1%$2.3 million

State tax money6.5%

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

From the state
6.5%$3.6 million

Fines and other0.4%

Fines
1.1%$612 thousand
Interest, rents and other
-0.7%-$368 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs39%Police, fire, courts and jails33%Parks, recreation and libraries15%Roads, transit and parking12%Health and hospitals0.7%All other spending0.6%

What stands out

39%

of Laguna Niguel'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
39%$25.3 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$14.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$10.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
33%$21.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and inspections and regulation
  • Police$16.2 million
  • Inspections and regulation$5.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
15%$9.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$9.9 million
Roads, transit and parking
12%$8.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$7.9 million
  • Public transit$125 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.7%$431 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$431 thousand
Housing and community development
0.6%$372 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$17 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Laguna Niguel. 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 Niguel 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.