Town Hall · Anaheim

Anaheim, CA town hall & government

Anaheim spent $1.4 billion in the year to June 30, 2024, about $4,060 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Anaheim's government.

Local leadership

Who runs Anaheim

Ashleigh AitkenMayorSince 2022 Wikidata ↗ Out of date? Sign in to tell us

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Town budget

Where Anaheim's money goes

Spent
$1.4 billion
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$4,060
typical California cities: $2,964
Long-term debt
$3.1 billion
$9,027 per resident
Water & other utilities
$307 million22%
Police
$214.9 million15%
Housing & development
$197.8 million14%
Parks & libraries
$122.2 million9%
Fire
$99.1 million7%
Roads & transportation
$85.6 million6%
Interest on debt
$83.2 million6%
Sewer & trash
$77 million6%
Administration & buildings
$56.3 million4%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$38.6 million3%
Paid to other governments
$18.4 million1%
Health & welfare
$18.2 million1%
Other
$80.3 million6%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 30%
  • Fees & charges 21%
  • Sales taxes 21%
  • From the federal government 8%
  • Interest, fines & other 8%
  • Property taxes 6%
  • From the state 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • From other local governments 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Anaheim

Full-time staff
2,068
1,496 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$158,100
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
396
and 211 full-time firefighters
Police
584 full-time90 part
Parks & libraries
182 full-time866 part
Water & other utilities
432 full-time74 part
Fire
323 full-time39 part
Administration & buildings
238 full-time47 part
Sewer & trash
60 full-time36 part
Roads & transportation
62 full-time10 part
Housing & development
53 full-time2 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
34 full-time
Other
100 full-time332 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Anaheim Union High School District

Anaheim's middle and high school district, shared with Cypress, Los Alamitos, Orange, Stanton, La Palma and Buena Park. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$20,079
California: $21,206
Students
27,195
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$209.4 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from California districts overall: 36% local, 52% state, 11% federal

  • Local 32%
  • State 57%
  • Federal 11%

Of the $20,079 per pupil, $11,883 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Also serving Anaheim: Anaheim Elementary School District ($22,479 per pupil) · Orange Unified School District ($16,406 per pupil) · Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District ($17,021 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Anaheim pay

Typical tax bill
$5,363
a year · California typical $5,124
Effective rate
0.65%
of home value · California 0.70%
Typical home value
$831,200
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate.

Local

Contact Anaheim's government

Town hall & decisions in Anaheim →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Anaheim

Anaheim is represented in Congress by Senators Alex Padilla and Adam B. Schiff and Representatives J. Luis Correa and Young Kim. Gavin Newsom is governor.

All of Anaheim's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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