Town Hall · Concord

Concord, CA town hall & government

Concord spent $187.4 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,458 per resident.

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

Local leadership

Who runs Concord

Laura HoffmeisterMayorSince 2022 Wikidata ↗ Out of date? Sign in to tell us

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Town budget

Where Concord's money goes

Spent
$187.4 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,458
typical California cities: $1,906
Long-term debt
$137.1 million
$1,066 per resident
Police
$65.7 million35%
Roads & transportation
$30.1 million16%
Sewer & trash
$28.5 million15%
Administration & buildings
$27.6 million15%
Parks & libraries
$8.3 million4%
Interest on debt
$6.1 million3%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$3.8 million2%
Housing & development
$1.2 million1%
Paid to other governments
$714,000<1%
Health & welfare
$169,000<1%
Other
$15.3 million8%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 43%
  • Fees & charges 27%
  • Property taxes 16%
  • Other taxes & licenses 5%
  • From the federal government 4%
  • From the state 4%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Concord

Full-time staff
409
193 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$110,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
165
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
224 full-time18 part
Parks & libraries
27 full-time150 part
Administration & buildings
68 full-time11 part
Roads & transportation
52 full-time9 part
Sewer & trash
12 full-time
Housing & development
4 full-time1 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
2 full-time
Other
20 full-time4 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Mount Diablo Unified School District

Concord's K–12 school district, shared with Clayton, Pleasant Hill and Walnut Creek. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,629
California: $21,206
Students
29,356
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$412.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 47%
  • State 44%
  • Federal 10%

Of the $16,629 per pupil, $10,157 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 Concord pay

Typical tax bill
$5,418
a year · California typical $5,124
Effective rate
0.68%
of home value · California 0.70%
Typical home value
$797,600
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 Concord's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofconcord.org ↗
Town hall phone925-671-3430

Town hall & decisions in Concord →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Concord

Concord is represented in Congress by Senators Alex Padilla and Adam B. Schiff and Representative Mark DeSaulnier. Gavin Newsom is governor.

All of Concord'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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