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Bellflower, CA town hall & government

Bellflower spent $82.9 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,102 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Bellflower's money goes

Spent
$82.9 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,102
typical California cities: $1,906
Long-term debt
$35.3 million
$470 per resident
Roads & transportation
$18.9 million23%
Police
$15.7 million19%
Paid to other governments
$13.1 million16%
Administration & buildings
$9.4 million11%
Housing & development
$4.4 million5%
Parks & libraries
$3.8 million5%
Water & other utilities
$1.8 million2%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$1.6 million2%
Interest on debt
$1.2 million1%
Other
$13 million16%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 31%
  • Property taxes 19%
  • Other taxes & licenses 19%
  • From the federal government 12%
  • From the state 7%
  • Fees & charges 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • Utility sales 3%
  • From other local governments 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Bellflower

Full-time staff
101
73 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$87,600
a year, before benefits
Roads & transportation
40 full-time
Parks & libraries
7 full-time62 part
Administration & buildings
36 full-time3 part
Police
10 full-time7 part
Housing & development
8 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Bellflower didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Bellflower Unified School District

Bellflower's K–12 school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$21,569
California: $21,206
Students
9,813
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$75.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 17%
  • State 71%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $21,569 per pupil, $14,043 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 Bellflower: Downey Unified School District ($19,524 per pupil) · Paramount Unified School District ($23,527 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Bellflower pay

Typical tax bill
$4,666
a year · California typical $5,124
Effective rate
0.66%
of home value · California 0.70%
Typical home value
$705,700
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 Bellflower's government

🏛️ Official websitebellflower.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Bellflower →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Bellflower

Bellflower is represented in Congress by Senators Alex Padilla and Adam B. Schiff and Representatives Robert Garcia and Nanette Diaz Barragán. Gavin Newsom is governor.

All of Bellflower'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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