El Segundo, CA town hall & government
El Segundo spent $136 million in the year to September 30, 2023, about $8,049 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach El Segundo's government.
Coming up at El Segundo's town hall
- Oct 6Tue · 4:00 pmCity CouncilCity Council Meeting Meeting page ↗
- Oct 6Tue · 4:00 pm
- Oct 6Tue · 4:00 pmCity CouncilCity Council Meeting Meeting page ↗
- Oct 6Tue · 6:00 pm
- Oct 8Thu · 5:30 pmPlanning CommissionCity Council Chamber, 350 Main Street Meeting page ↗
- Oct 13Tue · 6:00 pmLibrary Board of TrusteesPublic Library - Sue Carter Room, 111 W. Mariposa Aveune Meeting page ↗
Recent meetings
- Sep 24Thu · 5:30 pmPlanning CommissionCouncil Chamber, 350 Main Street Meeting page ↗
- Sep 23Wed · 3:30 pmPlanning CommissionSenior Citizen Housing Corporation BoardPark Vista - Peter & Edna Freeman Room, 615 E. Holly Avenue Meeting page ↗
- Sep 15Tue · 6:00 pm
- Sep 15Tue · 4:00 pm
- Sep 8Tue · 6:00 pmLibrary Board of TrusteesOne Time EventPUBLIC LIBRARY - SUE CARTER ROOM, 111 W. MARIPOSA AVENUE Meeting page ↗
- Sep 1Tue · 6:00 pm
- Sep 1Tue · 4:00 pmCity CouncilCity Council Meeting Meeting page ↗
- Sep 1Tue · 4:00 pm
Official listings from El Segundo's agenda portal ↗, checked daily. Times are local. Agendas can change up to the meeting, so check the portal before you go.
Where El Segundo's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Sales taxes 37%
- Utility sales 23%
- Other taxes & licenses 15%
- Fees & charges 10%
- Property taxes 9%
- Interest, fines & other 5%
- From the federal government 2%
- From the state 1%
- From other local governments <1%
Who works for El Segundo
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
El Segundo Unified School District
El Segundo's K–12 school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from California districts overall: 36% local, 52% state, 11% federal
- Local 45%
- State 53%
- Federal 3%
Of the $15,791 per pupil, $9,867 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 El Segundo: Wiseburn Unified School District ($15,509 per pupil).
Which schools El Segundo kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in El Segundo pay
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.
Contact El Segundo's government
Who represents El Segundo
El Segundo is represented in Congress by Senators Alex Padilla and Adam B. Schiff and Representative Ted Lieu. Gavin Newsom is governor.
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.