Town Hall · Culver

Culver, CA town hall & government

Culver spent $245.4 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $6,210 per resident.

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

Local leadership

Who runs Culver

From public records (Open States and Wikidata), which can lag behind an election. If a name is out of date, tell us: when two neighbors agree, it's hidden until the records catch up.

Town budget

Where Culver's money goes

Spent
$245.4 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$6,210
typical California cities: $2,964
Long-term debt
$19.6 million
$495 per resident
Police
$54.3 million22%
Roads & transportation
$46.9 million19%
Administration & buildings
$29.3 million12%
Sewer & trash
$26.5 million11%
Fire
$23.2 million9%
Housing & development
$19.5 million8%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$15.1 million6%
Parks & libraries
$13.9 million6%
Health & welfare
$10.3 million4%
Interest on debt
$1.2 million<1%
Water & other utilities
$3,000<1%
Other
$5.3 million2%

Where the money comes from

  • Interest, fines & other 27%
  • Sales taxes 23%
  • Fees & charges 20%
  • Other taxes & licenses 17%
  • Property taxes 9%
  • From the state 2%
  • Utility sales 1%
  • From the federal government 1%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Culver

Full-time staff
661
104 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$139,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
99
and 65 full-time firefighters
Roads & transportation
227 full-time5 part
Police
148 full-time6 part
Administration & buildings
77 full-time6 part
Fire
76 full-time7 part
Parks & libraries
30 full-time72 part
Sewer & trash
49 full-time
Housing & development
24 full-time1 part
Health & welfare
9 full-time6 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
11 full-time
Other
10 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Culver City Unified School District

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

Spending per pupil
$19,407
California: $21,206
Students
6,717
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$115.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 43%
  • State 52%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $19,407 per pupil, $11,079 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 Culver pay

Typical tax bill
$6,943
a year · California typical $5,124
Effective rate
0.61%
of home value · California 0.70%
Typical home value
$1,142,900
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 Culver's government

🏛️ Official websiteculvercity.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Culver →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Culver

Culver is represented in Congress by Senators Alex Padilla and Adam B. Schiff and Representatives Sydney Kamlager-Dove and Ted Lieu. Gavin Newsom is governor.

All of Culver'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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