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Citrus Heights, CA town hall & government

Citrus Heights spent $57.2 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $653 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Citrus Heights's money goes

Spent
$57.2 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$653
typical California cities: $1,906
Long-term debt
$605,000
$7 per resident
Police
$20.3 million36%
Roads & transportation
$16.6 million29%
Administration & buildings
$8.5 million15%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$2.6 million5%
Housing & development
$1.4 million2%
Parks & libraries
$962,0002%
Sewer & trash
$780,0001%
Interest on debt
$168,000<1%
Other
$5.9 million10%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 37%
  • Property taxes 16%
  • Fees & charges 15%
  • From the state 13%
  • From the federal government 8%
  • Other taxes & licenses 7%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
Town workforce

Who works for Citrus Heights

Full-time staff
185
21 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$101,900
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
89
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
128 full-time14 part
Administration & buildings
24 full-time
Roads & transportation
13 full-time
Housing & development
8 full-time
Other
12 full-time7 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

San Juan Unified School District

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

Spending per pupil
$17,376
California: $21,206
Students
38,488
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$846.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 33%
  • State 55%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $17,376 per pupil, $10,206 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.

Property tax

What homeowners in Citrus Heights pay

Typical tax bill
$2,915
a year · California typical $5,124
Effective rate
0.64%
of home value · California 0.70%
Typical home value
$454,600
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 Citrus Heights's government

🏛️ Official websitecitrusheights.net ↗

Town hall & decisions in Citrus Heights →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Citrus Heights

Citrus Heights is represented in Congress by Senators Alex Padilla and Adam B. Schiff and Representative Ami Bera. Gavin Newsom is governor.

All of Citrus Heights'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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