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Fowler, CA town hall & government

Fowler spent $9.7 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,478 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Fowler's money goes

Spent
$9.7 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,478
typical California cities: $1,906
Long-term debt
$4.3 million
$653 per resident
Police
$2.4 million25%
Administration & buildings
$2.2 million22%
Water & other utilities
$2 million20%
Roads & transportation
$1.9 million19%
Parks & libraries
$467,0005%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$331,0003%
Interest on debt
$154,0002%
Fire
$153,0002%
Health & welfare
$14,000<1%
Other
$191,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 23%
  • Other taxes & licenses 20%
  • Interest, fines & other 15%
  • Property taxes 14%
  • Utility sales 10%
  • From the state 7%
  • From the federal government 7%
  • Fees & charges 3%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Fowler

Full-time staff
26
16 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$78,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
13
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
14 full-time4 part
Administration & buildings
5 full-time2 part
Fire
0 full-time10 part
Roads & transportation
4 full-time
Water & other utilities
3 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Fowler Unified School District

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

Spending per pupil
$20,426
California: $21,206
Students
2,523
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$47.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 26%
  • State 61%
  • Federal 13%

Of the $20,426 per pupil, $11,937 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 Fowler pay

Typical tax bill
$2,919
a year · California typical $5,124
Effective rate
0.77%
of home value · California 0.70%
Typical home value
$379,800
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 Fowler's government

🏛️ Official websitefowlercity.org/index.htm ↗

Town hall & decisions in Fowler →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Fowler

Fowler is represented in Congress by Senators Alex Padilla and Adam B. Schiff and Representative Jim Costa. Gavin Newsom is governor.

All of Fowler'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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