Town Hall · Emeryville

Emeryville, CA town hall & government

Emeryville spent $157 million in the year to June 30, 2023, about $12,195 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Emeryville's money goes

Spent
$157 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2023
Per resident
$12,195
typical California cities: $2,457
Long-term debt
$53.4 million
$4,147 per resident
Administration & buildings
$24.7 million16%
Roads & transportation
$22.3 million14%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$21.4 million14%
Paid to other governments
$16.7 million11%
Police
$15.9 million10%
Housing & development
$12.4 million8%
Fire
$10.2 million6%
Parks & libraries
$4.2 million3%
Health & welfare
$2.5 million2%
Sewer & trash
$1.1 million1%
Interest on debt
$174,000<1%
Other
$25.4 million16%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 29%
  • Other taxes & licenses 23%
  • Sales taxes 20%
  • Property taxes 12%
  • Interest, fines & other 11%
  • From the state 3%
  • From the federal government 2%
  • From other local governments 1%
  • Utility sales <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Emeryville

Full-time staff
116
62 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$101,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
35
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
49 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
21 full-time
Administration & buildings
18 full-time
Parks & libraries
4 full-time26 part
Sewer & trash
2 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 full-time
Housing & development
1 full-time
Other
20 full-time35 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

Emery Unified School District

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

Spending per pupil
$27,592
California: $21,206
Students
600
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$84.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 79%
  • State 16%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $27,592 per pupil, $15,545 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 Emeryville pay

Typical tax bill
$6,209
a year · California typical $5,124
Effective rate
1.03%
of home value · California 0.70%
Typical home value
$604,800
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 Emeryville's government

🏛️ Official websiteci.emeryville.ca.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Emeryville →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Emeryville

Emeryville is represented in Congress by Senators Alex Padilla and Adam B. Schiff and Representative Lateefah Simon. Gavin Newsom is governor.

All of Emeryville'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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