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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Laguna Woods took in $9.2 million and spent $15.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes73%State tax money15%Federal tax money11%Fines and other0.6%Fees for services (transit fares)0.1%

What stands out

17%

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

City taxes73%

Property tax
33%$3.0 million
Other taxes
23%$2.1 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Other licenses$815 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$689 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$466 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$139 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
17%$1.6 million

Fees for services0.1%

Fees for services
0.1%$12 thousand
What's in fees for servicesTransit fares
  • Transit fares$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$1.0 million

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$1.4 million

Fines and other0.6%

Interest, rents and other
0.6%$53 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments24%Running the government and other costs22%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Parks, recreation and libraries12%Roads, transit and parking12%All other spending8.6%

What stands out

24%

of Laguna Woods' spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Sent to other local governments
24%$3.6 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$3.4 million
  • Sent to the state government$214 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$3.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$432 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$48 thousand
  • Government buildings$32 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$3.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$3.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$193 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$114 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
12%$1.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$1.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$583 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$1.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$1.5 million
  • Public transit$300 thousand
Health and hospitals
5.2%$786 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$786 thousand
Housing and community development
3.5%$528 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Laguna Woods. 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 Woods 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.