Town Hall · Inglewood

Inglewood, CA town hall & government

Inglewood spent $614.7 million in the year to September 30, 2024, about $5,932 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Inglewood's money goes

Spent
$614.7 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2024
Per resident
$5,932
typical California cities: $2,964
Long-term debt
$260.5 million
$2,514 per resident
Roads & transportation
$167.2 million27%
Paid to other governments
$106.5 million17%
Police
$87 million14%
Administration & buildings
$75 million12%
Housing & development
$35.7 million6%
Sewer & trash
$24.7 million4%
Water & other utilities
$23.6 million4%
Fire
$20.1 million3%
Parks & libraries
$20.1 million3%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$12.2 million2%
Interest on debt
$7.8 million1%
Health & welfare
$3.3 million1%
Other
$31.4 million5%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 23%
  • From the federal government 17%
  • Property taxes 17%
  • Fees & charges 14%
  • Other taxes & licenses 13%
  • Interest, fines & other 7%
  • Utility sales 6%
  • From the state 2%
  • From other local governments 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Inglewood

Full-time staff
615
135 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$80,000
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
176
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
210 full-time40 part
Parks & libraries
85 full-time63 part
Administration & buildings
111 full-time7 part
Housing & development
53 full-time2 part
Health & welfare
17 full-time14 part
Roads & transportation
19 full-time
Water & other utilities
17 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
13 full-time
Sewer & trash
8 full-time4 part
Other
82 full-time5 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2024. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Centinela Valley Union High School District

Inglewood's high school district, shared with Hawthorne and Lawndale. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$21,163
California: $21,206
Students
5,600
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$453.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 37%
  • State 52%
  • Federal 11%

Of the $21,163 per pupil, $11,342 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 Inglewood: Inglewood Unified School District ($26,089 per pupil) · Lennox Elementary School District ($23,165 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Inglewood pay

Typical tax bill
$4,847
a year · California typical $5,124
Effective rate
0.61%
of home value · California 0.70%
Typical home value
$792,800
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 Inglewood's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofinglewood.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Inglewood →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Inglewood

Inglewood is represented in Congress by Senators Alex Padilla and Adam B. Schiff and Representative Maxine Waters. Gavin Newsom is governor.

All of Inglewood'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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