ZIP 90740 · Seal Beach, CA

Four governments run on your community's money

This page shows every government that serves ZIP 90740: the state, county, city or town and school district, and where each one's money comes from and goes.

Each government is shown for its own newest fiscal year on file, so the years differ. Figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, the government's own report or, for California governments, the California State Controller's Office and the California Department of Education, as named under Sources and more.

Where do my taxes go in 90740?
90740 is served by the State of California, Orange County, the City of Seal Beach and Los Alamitos Unified School District. In each one's latest recorded fiscal year, State of California spent $522.8 billion (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Orange County spent $6.28 billion (fiscal year ended June 30, 2025), City of Seal Beach spent $61.0 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024) and Los Alamitos Unified School District spent $187 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2025). Each government's money is separate.

Which governments collect property tax in 90740?
Of the governments serving 90740, State of California collected $3.56 billion (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Los Alamitos Unified School District collected $73.7 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2025) and City of Seal Beach collected $15.2 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024) in property tax. These are each government's total collections, not a bill for 90740.

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From the state down to your schools: where each one's money comes from and goes.

See the full budget for: Orange County, Seal Beach and Los Alamitos Unified School District

Figures for California governments come from the California State Controller's Office and the California Department of Education and are for 2024 and 2025, each government's newest year on file. The state government's own figures are the newest year the U.S. Census Bureau has published. Figures for Orange County come from its own audited annual financial report.

Where property tax goes in 90740

State of California$3.56 billion

0.7% of its $477.8 billion in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2024

Los Alamitos Unified School District$73.7 million

43% of its $171 million in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2025

City of Seal Beach$15.2 million

24% of its $63.3 million in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2024

These are each government's total property tax collections, not your bill. Your own bill is split by each government's tax rate, shown on your property tax bill.

Your county

Orange County

$6.28 billion budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended June 30, 2025), from the county's own audited annual financial report.

Where the money comes from

Grants from federal, state and local governments50%County taxes22%Fees for services20%Fines and other7.4%
Full Orange County breakdown

County taxes22%

Local taxes
22%$1.43 billion
Other taxes
0.5%$32.7 million

Fees for services20%

Fees for services
20%$1.34 billion

Grants from federal, state and local governments50%

Grants from the federal government, the state and other local governments, which this government's report lists as one amount.

Grants from federal, state and local governments
50%$3.25 billion

Fines and other7.4%

Interest, rents and other
6.4%$416 million
Fines
1.0%$64.9 million
Orange County page →

Where the money goes

Police, fire, courts and jails31%Social services26%Health and hospitals18%Running the government and other costs9.6%Roads, transit and parking5.1%All other spending11%
Full Orange County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$1.92 billion
Social services
26%$1.62 billion
Health and hospitals
18%$1.11 billion
Running the government and other costs
9.6%$604 million
Roads, transit and parking
5.1%$322 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.2%$263 million
Debt payments (principal and interest)
3.8%$239 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.2%$139 million
Schools and colleges
1.0%$62.9 million
Orange County page →

Your city

City of Seal Beach

$61.0 million budget in fiscal year 2024 (ended June 30, 2024), from the California State Controller's Office.

Where the money comes from

City taxes60%Fees for services22%Fines and other12%State tax money3.5%County and local tax money1.3%Federal tax money1.2%
Full Seal Beach breakdown

City taxes60%

Other taxes
25%$15.5 million
Property tax
24%$15.2 million
Sales tax
8.5%$5.4 million
Tourism taxes
3.0%$1.9 million

Fees for services22%

Fees for services
22%$13.7 million

Federal tax money1.2%

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

From the federal government
1.2%$768 thousand

State tax money3.5%

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

From the state
3.5%$2.2 million

County and local tax money1.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.3%$853 thousand

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
10%$6.4 million
Fines
2.2%$1.4 million
Seal Beach page →

Where the money goes

Police, fire, courts and jails38%Running the government and other costs20%Water, sewer, trash and utilities16%Parks, recreation and libraries10%Roads, transit and parking10%All other spending5.1%
Full Seal Beach breakdown

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
38%$23.3 million
Running the government and other costs
20%$12.4 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
16%$10.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
10%$6.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
10%$6.1 million
Housing and community development
3.7%$2.3 million
Debt payments (principal and interest)
1.4%$843 thousand
Seal Beach page →

Your schools

Los Alamitos Unified School District

$187 million budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended June 30, 2025), from the California Department of Education.

About 95% of this ZIP is in Los Alamitos Unified School District.

Where the money comes from

School district taxes43%State tax money41%Fines and other7.0%Federal tax money5.5%Fees for services3.5%
Full Los Alamitos Unified School District breakdown

School district taxes43%

Property tax
43%$73.7 million

Fees for services3.5%

Fees for services
3.5%$6.0 million

Federal tax money5.5%

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

From the federal government
5.5%$9.5 million

State tax money41%

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

From the state
41%$69.9 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%$6 thousand

Fines and other7.0%

Interest, rents and other
7.0%$12.0 million
Los Alamitos Unified School District page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges94%Debt payments (principal and interest)5.0%Sent to other local governments0.8%
Full Los Alamitos Unified School District breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
94%$176 million
Debt payments (principal and interest)
5.0%$9.4 million
Sent to other local governments
0.8%$1.4 million
Los Alamitos Unified School District page →

Your state

State of California

$522.8 billion budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

Where the money comes from

State taxes56%Federal tax money28%Fees for services (hospital bills, college tuition)8.7%Fines and other6.4%Local tax money1.4%
Full California breakdown

What stands out

26%

of California's money comes from a personal income tax.A typical state government gets 14%.

State taxes56%

Individual income tax
26%$123.1 billion
Sales tax
11%$53.3 billion
Other taxes
9.2%$44.1 billion
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 16 more
  • Motor fuel taxes$9.24 billion
  • Motor vehicle licenses$8.51 billion
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$8.27 billion
  • Occupation and business licenses$5.13 billion
  • Other selective sales taxes$4.65 billion
  • Insurance premium taxes$4.01 billion
  • Tobacco taxes$1.43 billion
  • Public utility taxes$967 million
  • Public utility licenses$605 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$418 million
  • Driver's licenses$400 million
  • Severance taxes$133 million
  • Hunting and fishing licenses$124 million
  • Corporation licenses$102 million
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$98.6 million
  • Amusement licenses$22.0 million
  • Other licenses$18.4 million
  • Estate and gift taxes$891 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Business income tax
8.7%$41.4 billion
Property tax
0.7%$3.56 billion

Fees for services8.7%

Fees for services
8.7%$41.4 billion
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; college tuition and 10 more
  • Hospital bills$22.1 billion
  • College tuition$10.6 billion
  • Other service charges$3.55 billion
  • University housing and dining$2.78 billion
  • Parks, land and natural resources$1.96 billion
  • Parks and recreation$257 million
  • Electric power$149 million
  • Road charges$34.3 million
  • Parking$21.6 million
  • Other government-run businesses$8.8 million
  • Housing$1.0 million
  • Other education charges$683 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money28%

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

From the federal government
28%$133.8 billion

Local tax money1.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From local governments
1.4%$6.66 billion

Fines and other6.4%

Interest, rents and other
6.0%$28.7 billion
Fines
0.4%$1.77 billion
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Where the money goes

Sent to local governments39%Social services30%Schools and colleges12%Health and hospitals5.5%Police, fire, courts and jails4.8%All other spending8.3%

What stands out

39%

of California's spending goes to local governments.A typical state government spends 24%.

Full California breakdown

Spending by category100%

Sent to local governments
39%$205.0 billion
What's in sent to local governmentsSent to school districts; sent to local governments: other public welfare and 22 more
  • Sent to school districts$68.1 billion
  • Sent to local governments: other public welfare$67.8 billion
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$11.5 billion
  • Sent to school districts (colleges)$9.41 billion
  • Sent to local governments: roads and highways$8.79 billion
  • Sent to local governments: public health$8.48 billion
  • Sent to local governments: elementary and secondary schools$4.85 billion
  • Sent to local governments: courts and legal services$4.30 billion
  • Sent to local governments: natural resources, farming and conservation$3.93 billion
  • Sent to local governments: general support$3.92 billion
  • Sent to the federal government$3.60 billion
  • Sent to local governments: housing and community development$3.21 billion
  • Sent to local governments: inspections and regulation$1.80 billion
  • Sent to local governments: garbage and solid waste$1.63 billion
  • Sent to local governments: sewer systems$1.00 billion
  • Sent to local governments: other government administration$998 million
  • Sent to local governments: libraries$671 million
  • Sent to local governments: colleges and universities$250 million
  • Sent to local governments: other education$226 million
  • Sent to local governments: parks and recreation$203 million
  • Sent to local governments: prisons and jails$185 million
  • Sent to local governments: police$75.2 million
  • Sent to local governments: airports$3.5 million
  • Sent to local governments: finance, tax collection and budgeting$190 thousand
Social services
30%$158.6 billion
What's in social servicesOther public welfare; unemployment and social insurance offices and 2 more
  • Other public welfare$156.1 billion
  • Unemployment and social insurance offices$1.83 billion
  • Welfare institutions$559 million
  • Veterans' services$22.8 million
Schools and colleges
12%$62.1 billion
What's in schools and collegesColleges and universities; scholarships and other education subsidies and 3 more
  • Colleges and universities$44.7 billion
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$7.82 billion
  • College housing, dining and bookstores$4.29 billion
  • Elementary and secondary schools$3.95 billion
  • Other education$1.34 billion
Health and hospitals
5.5%$29.0 billion
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$25.2 billion
  • Public health$3.80 billion
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.8%$25.1 billion
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; inspections and regulation and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$12.6 billion
  • Inspections and regulation$5.00 billion
  • Police$3.20 billion
  • Courts and legal services$2.29 billion
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$1.97 billion
Roads, transit and parking
2.5%$13.2 billion
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 2 more
  • Roads and highways$12.0 billion
  • Public transit$1.18 billion
  • Parking$6.1 million
  • Airports$5.7 million
Running the government and other costs
2.5%$12.9 billion
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$7.89 billion
  • Other and not broken out$3.16 billion
  • Other government administration$1.10 billion
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$729 million
  • Other government-run businesses$8.3 million
Environment and natural resources
1.7%$9.02 billion
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$9.02 billion
Interest on debt
1.0%$5.39 billion
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.3%$1.54 billion
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; electric power and 2 more
  • Sewer systems$665 million
  • Electric power$378 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$284 million
  • Water supply$214 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$900 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$861 million
  • Libraries$39.4 million
Housing and community development
<0.1%$211 million
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Sources and moreEach government's source, fiscal year and how a ZIP is matched

State of California. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

Orange County. County of Orange, California, Annual Comprehensive Financial Report, fiscal year ended June 30, 2025, fiscal year ended June 30, 2025. The earlier Census figures are from U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

City of Seal Beach. California State Controller's Office, Cities and Counties Annual Report (By The Numbers), fiscal year 2024, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. The earlier Census figures are from U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022.

Los Alamitos Unified School District. California Department of Education, SACS Unaudited Actual Financial Data, fiscal year 2024-25, fiscal year ended June 30, 2025. The earlier Census figures are from U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

How these figures are counted. Revenue and spending are the figures that a California government reported to the California State Controller's Office in its annual cities and counties financial report, grouped into the same categories as the Census figures. The report covers general-purpose and enterprise funds, such as water, sewer, trash, transit and hospitals, and leaves out internal service funds and depreciation. Fiscal years end June 30.

Spending by service. The report shows spending by service, with capital projects counted under the service they paid for. Debt repayment is shown separately.

Separate governments. Dependent special districts are not included.

School districts. School district figures are the unaudited actuals filed with the California Department of Education for the 2024-25 school year (ended June 30, 2025). The "Debt payments" line for a school district includes principal as well as interest, so spending can be higher than the Census figure.

How a ZIP is matched. A ZIP code is not a government boundary, so we match it to the cities, counties and school districts that overlap it, using Census Bureau geography. Where a ZIP crosses several, each one is shown with its share of the ZIP. Each government's money covers its own operations only; the others listed here are separate.

Latest recorded year. The year differs by government: each block shows the newest fiscal year on file. A Census survey year covers fiscal years ending July 1 of the year before through June 30 of that year.