Town Hall · Delano

Delano, CA town hall & government

Delano spent $51.7 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $976 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Delano's money goes

Spent
$51.7 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$976
typical California cities: $1,906
Long-term debt
$63.4 million
$1,195 per resident
Police
$11.6 million22%
Roads & transportation
$7.4 million14%
Water & other utilities
$7.2 million14%
Sewer & trash
$7 million14%
Administration & buildings
$4.2 million8%
Parks & libraries
$3.9 million8%
Housing & development
$3.7 million7%
Interest on debt
$2.7 million5%
Fire
$2.5 million5%
Health & welfare
$713,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$477,0001%
Other
$384,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 24%
  • Fees & charges 21%
  • Property taxes 13%
  • Utility sales 13%
  • From the state 13%
  • From the federal government 10%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • From other local governments 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Delano

Full-time staff
220
52 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$89,900
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
49
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
74 full-time
Parks & libraries
20 full-time44 part
Roads & transportation
30 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
27 full-time
Water & other utilities
23 full-time
Sewer & trash
20 full-time5 part
Health & welfare
5 full-time
Housing & development
2 full-time
Other
19 full-time2 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Delano Joint Union High School District

Delano's high school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$20,508
California: $21,206
Students
4,054
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$31 million
at year end

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

  • Local 18%
  • State 68%
  • Federal 14%

Of the $20,508 per pupil, $10,544 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 Delano: Delano Union Elementary School District ($22,640 per pupil) · Pond Union Elementary School District ($23,669 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Delano pay

Typical tax bill
$1,945
a year · California typical $5,124
Effective rate
0.64%
of home value · California 0.70%
Typical home value
$301,900
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 Delano's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofdelano.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Delano →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Delano

Delano is represented in Congress by Senators Alex Padilla and Adam B. Schiff and Representative David G. Valadao. Gavin Newsom is governor.

All of Delano'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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