Town Hall · Los Banos

Los Banos, CA town hall & government

Los Banos spent $47.3 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,166 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Los Banos's money goes

Spent
$47.3 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,166
typical California cities: $1,906
Long-term debt
$280,000
$7 per resident
Police
$15.4 million33%
Sewer & trash
$9.8 million21%
Fire
$5.1 million11%
Parks & libraries
$4.8 million10%
Water & other utilities
$4.3 million9%
Administration & buildings
$3.6 million8%
Roads & transportation
$2.7 million6%
Housing & development
$532,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$382,0001%
Interest on debt
$16,000<1%
Health & welfare
$7,000<1%
Other
$759,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 27%
  • Other taxes & licenses 20%
  • From the federal government 12%
  • Property taxes 11%
  • Utility sales 10%
  • Sales taxes 9%
  • From the state 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Los Banos

Full-time staff
175
21 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$83,600
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
42
and 20 full-time firefighters
Police
75 full-time
Administration & buildings
25 full-time
Fire
22 full-time
Parks & libraries
13 full-time13 part
Roads & transportation
13 full-time2 part
Sewer & trash
11 full-time5 part
Water & other utilities
3 full-time1 part
Housing & development
1 full-time
Other
12 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Los Banos Unified School District

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

Spending per pupil
$17,734
California: $21,206
Students
11,057
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$98.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 17%
  • State 72%
  • Federal 11%

Of the $17,734 per pupil, $11,060 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 Los Banos pay

Typical tax bill
$2,918
a year · California typical $5,124
Effective rate
0.66%
of home value · California 0.70%
Typical home value
$440,900
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 Los Banos's government

🏛️ Official websitelosbanos.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Los Banos →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Los Banos

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

All of Los Banos'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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