ZIP 92630 · Lake Forest, CA

Four governments run on your community's money

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

Yearly budgets from each government's latest fiscal year on record. Tap one to jump to it.

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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Your county

Orange County

$6.18 billion budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

Where the money comes from

State tax money45%County taxes26%Fees for services (garbage collection, airport)17%Fines and other7.2%Federal tax money2.8%Local tax money1.8%

What stands out

45%

of Orange County's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people gets 19%.

Full Orange County breakdown

County taxes26%

Property tax
25%$1.66 billion
Other taxes
0.9%$58.4 million
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 3 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$26.7 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$15.1 million
  • Other licenses$13.3 million
  • Public utility taxes$2.7 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$654 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
0.2%$10.6 million

Fees for services17%

Fees for services
17%$1.09 billion
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 7 more
  • Other service charges$609 million
  • Garbage collection$215 million
  • Airport$196 million
  • Road charges$25.5 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$21.6 million
  • Other school charges$8.8 million
  • Parks and recreation$8.3 million
  • Gas$288 thousand
  • School lunches$161 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.8%

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

From the federal government
2.8%$181 million

State tax money45%

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

From the state
45%$2.97 billion

Local tax money1.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.8%$118 million

Fines and other7.2%

Interest, rents and other
6.9%$455 million
Fines
0.3%$20.7 million
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Where the money goes

Police, fire, courts and jails28%Social services19%Health and hospitals17%Running the government and other costs16%Schools and colleges5.5%All other spending15%

What stands out

19%

of Orange County's spending goes to social services.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people spends 4.3%.

Full Orange County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$1.72 billion
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 4 more
  • Police$810 million
  • Courts and legal services$447 million
  • Prisons and jails$332 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$105 million
  • Inspections and regulation$13.7 million
  • Fire protection$8.3 million
Social services
19%$1.17 billion
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1.17 billion
Health and hospitals
17%$1.06 billion
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.06 billion
Running the government and other costs
16%$982 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$799 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$105 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$77.8 million
Schools and colleges
5.5%$342 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$342 million
Roads, transit and parking
3.6%$223 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports; roads and highways and 1 more
  • Airports$120 million
  • Roads and highways$91.5 million
  • Parking$11.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.1%$194 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$135 million
  • Libraries$59.7 million
Environment and natural resources
2.5%$156 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$156 million
Sent to other local governments
2.3%$143 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$83.9 million
  • Sent to the state government$59.1 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.2%$138 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$138 million
Interest on debt
0.9%$58.4 million
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Your city

City of Lake Forest

$127 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

About 99% of this ZIP is in Lake Forest.

Where the money comes from

City taxes70%Fines and other13%State tax money8.1%Fees for services (parks and recreation)6.8%Federal tax money1.2%County and local tax money1.0%
Full Lake Forest breakdown

What stands out

23%

of Lake Forest's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 7.8%.

City taxes70%

Property tax
29%$25.5 million
Sales tax
23%$19.6 million
Other taxes
18%$15.9 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other selective sales taxes and 3 more
  • Other licenses$6.1 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$5.9 million
  • Public utility taxes$3.0 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$904 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$51 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.8%

Fees for services
6.8%$5.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$3.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$2.5 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.2%

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

From the federal government
1.2%$1.0 million

State tax money8.1%

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

From the state
8.1%$7.0 million

County and local tax money1.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.0%$878 thousand

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
12%$10.7 million
Fines
0.5%$474 thousand
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Where the money goes

Police, fire, courts and jails36%Running the government and other costs24%Roads, transit and parking18%Sent to other local governments17%Parks, recreation and libraries5.2%All other spending0.5%

What stands out

17%

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

Full Lake Forest breakdown

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
36%$45.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; police and 1 more
  • Courts and legal services$21.8 million
  • Police$20.9 million
  • Inspections and regulation$2.9 million
Running the government and other costs
24%$30.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$18.8 million
  • Other and not broken out$9.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.7 million
  • Government buildings$27 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$22.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$22.4 million
Sent to other local governments
17%$21.3 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$6 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.2%$6.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$6.6 million
Health and hospitals
0.4%$507 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$507 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$186 thousand
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Your schools

Saddleback Valley Unified School District

$471 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

Where the money comes from

School district taxes53%State tax money34%Fines and other9.3%Fees for services (school tuition and transportation, school lunches)2.4%County and local tax money1.7%
Full Saddleback Valley Unified School District breakdown

What stands out

53%

of Saddleback Valley Unified School District's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with 5,000 to 25,000 students gets 29%.

School district taxes53%

Property tax
53%$249 million

Fees for services2.4%

Fees for services
2.4%$11.3 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school tuition and transportation and 1 more
  • Other school charges$11.2 million
  • School tuition and transportation$67 thousand
  • School lunches$34 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$7 thousand

State tax money34%

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

From the state
34%$160 million

County and local tax money1.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.7%$8.2 million

Fines and other9.3%

Interest, rents and other
9.3%$43.8 million
Saddleback Valley Unified School District page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges97%Sent to other local governments2.5%Interest on debt0.5%
Full Saddleback Valley Unified School District breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
97%$456 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$456 million
Sent to other local governments
2.5%$11.9 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$11.9 million
Interest on debt
0.5%$2.4 million
Saddleback Valley Unified School District page →
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. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

Saddleback Valley Unified School District. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

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

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.