Town Hall · Covina

Covina, CA town hall & government

Covina spent $115.1 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $2,435 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Covina's money goes

Spent
$115.1 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$2,435
typical California cities: $1,906
Long-term debt
$94.2 million
$1,993 per resident
Police
$60.9 million53%
Administration & buildings
$10.5 million9%
Fire
$9.4 million8%
Parks & libraries
$7.5 million7%
Roads & transportation
$7.3 million6%
Water & other utilities
$6.9 million6%
Housing & development
$3.8 million3%
Health & welfare
$3.4 million3%
Sewer & trash
$2.8 million2%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$2.3 million2%
Interest on debt
$309,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 30%
  • Property taxes 18%
  • Other taxes & licenses 16%
  • Utility sales 14%
  • Fees & charges 12%
  • From the federal government 5%
  • From the state 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Covina

Full-time staff
173
49 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$115,900
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
56
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
83 full-time10 part
Administration & buildings
30 full-time6 part
Parks & libraries
16 full-time26 part
Water & other utilities
12 full-time
Roads & transportation
7 full-time4 part
Housing & development
8 full-time
Sewer & trash
6 full-time
Health & welfare
2 full-time
Other
9 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

Covina-Valley Unified School District

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

Spending per pupil
$19,765
California: $21,206
Students
11,143
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$192.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 21%
  • State 64%
  • Federal 15%

Of the $19,765 per pupil, $12,406 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 Covina: Charter Oak Unified School District ($19,644 per pupil) · Azusa Unified School District ($22,630 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Covina pay

Typical tax bill
$4,909
a year · California typical $5,124
Effective rate
0.68%
of home value · California 0.70%
Typical home value
$718,900
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 Covina's government

🏛️ Official websiteci.covina.ca.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Covina →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Covina

Covina is represented in Congress by Senators Alex Padilla and Adam B. Schiff and Representative Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr.. Gavin Newsom is governor.

All of Covina'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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