City government · Los Angeles County, CA
Los Angeles's money: where it comes from and where it goes
In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Los Angeles took in $22.2 billion and spent $22.6 billion.
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Where it comes from
What stands out
of Los Angeles' money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 30%.
City taxes30%
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 3 more
- Public utility taxes$865 million
- Occupation and business licenses$782 million
- Other selective sales taxes$485 million
- Real estate and stock transfer taxes$460 million
- Other licenses$165 million
Amounts are by Census tax category.
Fees for services53%
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; airport and 10 more
- Electric power$4.36 billion
- Airport$2.11 billion
- Water$1.64 billion
- Other service charges$1.49 billion
- Ports and waterways$707 million
- Sewer$706 million
- Garbage collection$289 million
- Transit fares$173 million
- Housing$133 million
- Parks and recreation$105 million
- Parking$66.4 million
- Road charges$59.4 million
Amounts are by Census type of charge.
Federal tax money2.9%
Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.
State tax money4.2%
Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.
County and local tax money2.3%
Money passed on by the county or other local governments.
Fines and other7.3%
Where it goes
What stands out
of Los Angeles' spending goes to housing and community development.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 1.4%.
Spending by category100%
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 2 more
- Electric power$2.68 billion
- Sewer systems$1.35 billion
- Water supply$978 million
- Garbage and solid waste$670 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports; roads and highways and 3 more
- Airports$2.91 billion
- Roads and highways$1.31 billion
- Public transit$457 million
- Ports and harbors$294 million
- Parking$41.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
- Police$3.39 billion
- Fire protection$881 million
- Inspections and regulation$344 million
- Courts and legal services$223 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
- Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$852 million
- Finance, tax collection and budgeting$635 million
- Other and not broken out$385 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt; interest on electric power debt and 1 more
- Interest on general debt$561 million
- Interest on electric power debt$408 million
- Interest on water supply debt$237 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
- Parks and recreation$900 million
- Libraries$284 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
- Public health$566 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$333 million
- Sent to the state government$43.7 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
- Other public welfare$43.6 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover
City of Los Angeles. 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 Los Angeles 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.