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Tustin's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Tustin took in $187 million and spent $186 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fines and other38%City taxes35%Fees for services (water, parks and recreation)16%Federal tax money4.3%State tax money3.5%County and local tax money3.0%

What stands out

37%

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

City taxes35%

Sales tax
19%$36.1 million
Property tax
12%$22.5 million
Other taxes
3.9%$7.3 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 4 more
  • Other licenses$2.2 million
  • Public utility taxes$2.0 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.9 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$800 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$436 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$30.6 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 3 more
  • Water$19.6 million
  • Other service charges$9.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.9 million
  • Housing$27 thousand
  • Garbage collection$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.3%

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

From the federal government
4.3%$8.0 million

State tax money3.5%

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

From the state
3.5%$6.5 million

County and local tax money3.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.0%$5.7 million

Fines and other38%

Interest, rents and other
37%$69.3 million
Fines
0.5%$1.0 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails23%Sent to other local governments22%Roads, transit and parking18%Running the government and other costs15%Water, sewer, trash and utilities10%All other spending11%

What stands out

22%

of Tustin's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities of 50,000+ people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$43.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$29.4 million
  • Fire protection$9.8 million
  • Inspections and regulation$4.5 million
Sent to other local governments
22%$40.8 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$21.3 million
  • Sent to the state government$19.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
18%$34.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$33.0 million
  • Public transit$1.3 million
Running the government and other costs
15%$27.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$17.8 million
  • Other and not broken out$5.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.6 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
10%$19.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$18.8 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$357 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.6%$6.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$6.8 million
Housing and community development
3.2%$5.9 million
Interest on debt
2.9%$5.4 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$5.1 million
  • Interest on general debt$311 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.6%$3.0 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3.0 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Tustin. 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 Tustin 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.