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.
Where Bellflower's money goes
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%
Who works for Bellflower
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.
Bellflower Unified School District
Bellflower's K–12 school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
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).
Which schools Bellflower kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Bellflower pay
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.
Contact Bellflower's government
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.
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.