Town Hall · Kerman

Kerman, CA town hall & government

Kerman spent $16.2 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,058 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Kerman's money goes

Spent
$16.2 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,058
typical California cities: $1,906
Long-term debt
$9.7 million
$632 per resident
Police
$4.8 million30%
Sewer & trash
$3.4 million21%
Roads & transportation
$3.2 million20%
Water & other utilities
$1.6 million10%
Administration & buildings
$1.3 million8%
Parks & libraries
$954,0006%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$527,0003%
Interest on debt
$391,0002%
Health & welfare
$66,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 20%
  • Other taxes & licenses 17%
  • Sales taxes 15%
  • From the state 13%
  • Utility sales 12%
  • Property taxes 11%
  • Interest, fines & other 9%
  • From the federal government 3%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Kerman

Full-time staff
70
33 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$64,400
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
25
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
29 full-time3 part
Administration & buildings
13 full-time12 part
Parks & libraries
7 full-time14 part
Roads & transportation
11 full-time3 part
Water & other utilities
3 full-time
Health & welfare
2 full-time
Sewer & trash
2 full-time
Other
3 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Kerman Unified School District

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

Spending per pupil
$17,410
California: $21,206
Students
5,304
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$55.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 16%
  • State 73%
  • Federal 10%

Of the $17,410 per pupil, $10,264 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 Kerman pay

Typical tax bill
$2,693
a year · California typical $5,124
Effective rate
0.73%
of home value · California 0.70%
Typical home value
$370,900
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 Kerman's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofkerman.net ↗

Town hall & decisions in Kerman →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Kerman

Kerman is represented in Congress by Senators Alex Padilla and Adam B. Schiff and Representative Adam Gray. Gavin Newsom is governor.

All of Kerman'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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