Town Hall · Camarillo

Camarillo, CA town hall & government

Camarillo spent $168.6 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $2,399 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Camarillo's money goes

Spent
$168.6 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$2,399
typical California cities: $2,964
Long-term debt
$34.6 million
$492 per resident
Sewer & trash
$38.5 million23%
Roads & transportation
$25.3 million15%
Paid to other governments
$24 million14%
Water & other utilities
$20.1 million12%
Police
$19.9 million12%
Administration & buildings
$12 million7%
Parks & libraries
$4.8 million3%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$4 million2%
Interest on debt
$1.1 million1%
Health & welfare
$605,000<1%
Housing & development
$25,000<1%
Other
$18.1 million11%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 30%
  • Sales taxes 19%
  • Property taxes 16%
  • Interest, fines & other 15%
  • Utility sales 10%
  • From the federal government 4%
  • From the state 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
  • From other local governments 2%
Town workforce

Who works for Camarillo

Full-time staff
135
28 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$123,000
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
50 full-time10 part
Roads & transportation
43 full-time
Sewer & trash
21 full-time
Water & other utilities
13 full-time
Police
0 full-time15 part
Parks & libraries
2 full-time
Other
6 full-time3 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Oxnard Union High School District

Camarillo's high school district, shared with Oxnard, Port Hueneme and San Buenaventura (Ventura). It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$19,657
California: $21,206
Students
16,501
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$509.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 37%
  • State 57%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $19,657 per pupil, $11,193 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 Camarillo: Pleasant Valley Elementary School District ($15,006 per pupil) · Mesa Union Elementary School District ($15,640 per pupil) · Rio Elementary School District ($18,427 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Camarillo pay

Typical tax bill
$5,399
a year · California typical $5,124
Effective rate
0.65%
of home value · California 0.70%
Typical home value
$827,300
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 Camarillo's government

🏛️ Official websiteci.camarillo.ca.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Camarillo →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Camarillo

Camarillo is represented in Congress by Senators Alex Padilla and Adam B. Schiff and Representative Julia Brownley. Gavin Newsom is governor.

All of Camarillo'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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