Town Hall · Hemet

Hemet, CA town hall & government

Hemet spent $80.9 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $950 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Hemet's money goes

Spent
$80.9 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$950
typical California cities: $1,906
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Police
$31.8 million39%
Fire
$15.7 million19%
Water & other utilities
$9 million11%
Roads & transportation
$8.6 million11%
Administration & buildings
$4.3 million5%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$3.7 million5%
Parks & libraries
$2.9 million4%
Sewer & trash
$2.7 million3%
Health & welfare
$1.2 million1%
Housing & development
$395,000<1%
Other
$562,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 40%
  • Property taxes 14%
  • Fees & charges 14%
  • Utility sales 13%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • From the state 5%
  • Other taxes & licenses 5%
  • From the federal government 3%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Hemet

Full-time staff
450
51 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$122,100
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
104
and 68 full-time firefighters
Police
133 full-time9 part
Fire
70 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
55 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
48 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
38 full-time14 part
Parks & libraries
16 full-time18 part
Water & other utilities
22 full-time
Housing & development
10 full-time2 part
Other
58 full-time5 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Hemet didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Hemet Unified School District

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

Spending per pupil
$21,582
California: $21,206
Students
22,736
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$292 million
at year end

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

  • Local 28%
  • State 61%
  • Federal 10%

Of the $21,582 per pupil, $11,426 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 Hemet: San Jacinto Unified School District ($20,783 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Hemet pay

Typical tax bill
$2,431
a year · California typical $5,124
Effective rate
0.69%
of home value · California 0.70%
Typical home value
$352,200
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 Hemet's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofhemet.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Hemet →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Hemet

Hemet is represented in Congress by Senators Alex Padilla and Adam B. Schiff and Representatives Raul Ruiz and Ken Calvert. Gavin Newsom is governor.

All of Hemet'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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