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Newport Beach's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Newport Beach took in $437 million and spent $370 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes55%Fines and other22%Fees for services (water, parks and recreation)18%Federal tax money2.4%State tax money1.7%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

21%

of Newport Beach's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 6.9%.

City taxes55%

Property tax
33%$143 million
Other taxes
12%$52.6 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 4 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$31.7 million
  • Other licenses$7.8 million
  • Public utility taxes$5.2 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$4.9 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$2.7 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$203 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
11%$46.6 million

Fees for services18%

Fees for services
18%$79.6 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 3 more
  • Water$35.9 million
  • Other service charges$29.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$7.9 million
  • Sewer$5.8 million
  • Garbage collection$963 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.4%

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

From the federal government
2.4%$10.5 million

State tax money1.7%

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

From the state
1.7%$7.6 million

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$1.6 million

Fines and other22%

Interest, rents and other
21%$91.0 million
Fines
1.1%$4.7 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails38%Water, sewer, trash and utilities15%Running the government and other costs14%Parks, recreation and libraries10%Roads, transit and parking10%All other spending13%

What stands out

7.4%

of Newport Beach's spending goes to housing and community development.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 1.4%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
38%$141 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$80.1 million
  • Fire protection$52.5 million
  • Inspections and regulation$8.5 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
15%$54.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$32.7 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$16.7 million
  • Sewer systems$5.4 million
Running the government and other costs
14%$51.6 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$26.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$25.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
10%$38.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$28.0 million
  • Libraries$10.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
10%$37.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$37.4 million
Housing and community development
7.4%$27.3 million
Health and hospitals
3.6%$13.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$13.4 million
Interest on debt
1.8%$6.6 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$6.6 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$21 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Newport Beach. 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 Newport Beach 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.