Long Beach, CA town hall & government
Long Beach spent $2.7 billion in the year to September 30, 2024, about $5,916 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Long Beach's government.
Who runs Long Beach
From public records (Open States and Wikidata), which can lag behind an election. If a name is out of date, tell us: when two neighbors agree, it's hidden until the records catch up.
Where Long Beach's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Fees & charges 41%
- Sales taxes 11%
- Interest, fines & other 10%
- Utility sales 10%
- Property taxes 9%
- From the federal government 8%
- From the state 5%
- From other local governments 4%
- Other taxes & licenses 2%
Who works for Long Beach
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Long Beach Unified School District
Long Beach's K–12 school district, shared with Avalon, Signal Hill and Lakewood. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from California districts overall: 36% local, 52% state, 11% federal
- Local 28%
- State 57%
- Federal 16%
Of the $21,042 per pupil, $12,613 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.
Which schools Long Beach kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Long Beach pay
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.
Contact Long Beach's government
Who represents Long Beach
Long Beach is represented in Congress by Senators Alex Padilla and Adam B. Schiff and Representatives Robert Garcia and Nanette Diaz Barragán. Gavin Newsom is governor.
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.