Town Hall · Indio

Indio, CA town hall & government

Indio spent $198.9 million in the year to June 30, 2023, about $2,200 per resident.

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

Local leadership

Who runs Indio

Glenn MillerMayorSince 2024 Wikidata ↗ Out of date? Sign in to tell us

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Town budget

Where Indio's money goes

Spent
$198.9 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2023
Per resident
$2,200
typical California cities: $2,457
Long-term debt
$232.4 million
$2,570 per resident
Police
$69.1 million35%
Roads & transportation
$36.9 million19%
Water & other utilities
$34.9 million18%
Fire
$16.5 million8%
Administration & buildings
$14.6 million7%
Interest on debt
$8.5 million4%
Parks & libraries
$6.8 million3%
Housing & development
$2.9 million1%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$1.8 million1%
Health & welfare
$139,000<1%
Other
$7 million4%

Where the money comes from

  • Interest, fines & other 43%
  • Utility sales 13%
  • Sales taxes 12%
  • Fees & charges 9%
  • Other taxes & licenses 8%
  • Property taxes 6%
  • From the federal government 4%
  • From the state 2%
  • From other local governments 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Indio

Full-time staff
253
14 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$117,600
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
69
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
110 full-time2 part
Water & other utilities
44 full-time4 part
Administration & buildings
45 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
19 full-time
Health & welfare
7 full-time4 part
Parks & libraries
6 full-time
Housing & development
5 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
2 full-time
Other
15 full-time2 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Desert Sands Unified School District

Indio's K–12 school district, shared with Indian Wells, Palm Desert, La Quinta and Coachella. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$19,599
California: $21,206
Students
25,898
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$379.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 40%
  • State 49%
  • Federal 10%

Of the $19,599 per pupil, $11,438 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 Indio: Coachella Valley Unified School District ($24,120 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Indio pay

Typical tax bill
$4,559
a year · California typical $5,124
Effective rate
0.99%
of home value · California 0.70%
Typical home value
$458,400
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 Indio's government

🏛️ Official websiteindio.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Indio →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Indio

Indio is represented in Congress by Senators Alex Padilla and Adam B. Schiff and Representative Raul Ruiz. Gavin Newsom is governor.

All of Indio'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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