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San Juan Capistrano's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), San Juan Capistrano took in $71.2 million and spent $79.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes53%Fees for services (water, sewer)20%Fines and other13%Federal tax money10%State tax money3.4%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

18%

of San Juan Capistrano's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes53%

Property tax
23%$16.1 million
Sales tax
18%$12.8 million
Other taxes
13%$9.0 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other selective sales taxes and 3 more
  • Other licenses$4.6 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$2.2 million
  • Public utility taxes$1.4 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$634 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$212 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services20%

Fees for services
20%$14.5 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$9.7 million
  • Sewer$1.9 million
  • Other service charges$1.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.2 million
  • Housing$294 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money10%

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

From the federal government
10%$7.4 million

State tax money3.4%

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

From the state
3.4%$2.4 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$70 thousand

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
9.4%$6.7 million
Fines
3.1%$2.2 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs42%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Water, sewer, trash and utilities13%Parks, recreation and libraries12%Housing and community development12%All other spending4.1%

What stands out

12%

of San Juan Capistrano's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
42%$33.2 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$25.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$7.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$14.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and inspections and regulation
  • Police$10.9 million
  • Inspections and regulation$3.7 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
13%$10.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$7.4 million
  • Sewer systems$2.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
12%$9.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$9.3 million
Housing and community development
12%$9.2 million
Interest on debt
2.5%$2.0 million
Health and hospitals
1.0%$772 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$772 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.7%$526 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingPublic transit and roads and highways
  • Public transit$357 thousand
  • Roads and highways$169 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of San Juan Capistrano. 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 San Juan Capistrano 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.