Town Hall · Irwindale

Irwindale, CA town hall & government

Irwindale spent $44.8 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $31,723 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Irwindale's money goes

Spent
$44.8 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$31,723
typical California cities: $2,964
Long-term debt
$1.1 million
$782 per resident
Administration & buildings
$10.3 million23%
Police
$8.8 million20%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$5.4 million12%
Health & welfare
$3.7 million8%
Parks & libraries
$3.6 million8%
Paid to other governments
$3.3 million7%
Housing & development
$724,0002%
Interest on debt
$75,000<1%
Roads & transportation
$69,000<1%
Fire
$59,000<1%
Other
$8.7 million19%

Where the money comes from

  • Interest, fines & other 30%
  • Sales taxes 28%
  • Other taxes & licenses 24%
  • Fees & charges 9%
  • Property taxes 6%
  • From the state 3%
  • From other local governments <1%
  • From the federal government <1%
  • Utility sales <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Irwindale

Full-time staff
96
64 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$119,100
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
27
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
34 full-time5 part
Administration & buildings
22 full-time20 part
Parks & libraries
12 full-time34 part
Roads & transportation
21 full-time1 part
Health & welfare
6 full-time4 part
Housing & development
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

El Monte Union High School District

Irwindale's high school district, shared with Arcadia, Baldwin Park, El Monte, Monrovia, Rosemead and San Gabriel. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$23,420
California: $21,206
Students
7,677
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$276.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 28%
  • State 60%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $23,420 per pupil, $12,556 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 Irwindale: Duarte Unified School District ($20,064 per pupil) · Baldwin Park Unified School District ($22,933 per pupil) · Azusa Unified School District ($22,630 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Irwindale pay

Typical tax bill
$2,781
a year · California typical $5,124
Effective rate
0.39%
of home value · California 0.70%
Typical home value
$709,400
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Irwindale's government

🏛️ Official websiteci.irwindale.ca.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Irwindale →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Irwindale

Irwindale is represented in Congress by Senators Alex Padilla and Adam B. Schiff and Representative Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr.. Gavin Newsom is governor.

All of Irwindale'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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