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Los Alamitos's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Los Alamitos took in $22.2 million and spent $16.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes88%Fees for services (parks and recreation)6.4%State tax money4.0%Federal tax money2.1%

What stands out

53%

of Los Alamitos' money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 6.1%.

City taxes88%

Other taxes
53%$11.7 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; public utility taxes and 4 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$6.2 million
  • Public utility taxes$3.2 million
  • Other licenses$899 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$736 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$522 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$146 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
19%$4.2 million
Sales tax
17%$3.8 million

Fees for services6.4%

Fees for services
6.4%$1.4 million
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation and other service charges
  • Parks and recreation$892 thousand
  • Other service charges$538 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.1%

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

From the federal government
2.1%$462 thousand

State tax money4.0%

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

From the state
4.0%$891 thousand

Fines and other-1.0%

Fines
1.8%$399 thousand
Interest, rents and other
-2.8%-$622 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails42%Running the government and other costs23%Roads, transit and parking14%Parks, recreation and libraries14%Health and hospitals3.8%All other spending2.8%

What stands out

42%

of Los Alamitos' spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
42%$7.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and inspections and regulation
  • Police$6.3 million
  • Inspections and regulation$719 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$3.9 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)$3.6 million
  • Other and not broken out$275 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$2.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
14%$2.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.4 million
Health and hospitals
3.8%$642 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$642 thousand
Housing and community development
1.9%$318 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$148 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Los Alamitos. 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 Los Alamitos 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.