Town Hall · Manteca

Manteca, CA town hall & government

Manteca spent $149.5 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,770 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Manteca's money goes

Spent
$149.5 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,770
typical California cities: $1,906
Long-term debt
$79.7 million
$943 per resident
Sewer & trash
$37.2 million25%
Police
$33.2 million22%
Roads & transportation
$18.6 million12%
Administration & buildings
$16.3 million11%
Water & other utilities
$15.6 million10%
Fire
$11.6 million8%
Parks & libraries
$6.6 million4%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$5.5 million4%
Interest on debt
$2.6 million2%
Housing & development
$574,000<1%
Health & welfare
$430,000<1%
Other
$1.3 million1%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 36%
  • Utility sales 17%
  • Other taxes & licenses 16%
  • Sales taxes 14%
  • Property taxes 11%
  • From the state 3%
  • From the federal government 1%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Manteca

Full-time staff
384
17 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$103,300
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
71
and 49 full-time firefighters
Police
97 full-time3 part
Sewer & trash
80 full-time
Fire
53 full-time
Administration & buildings
49 full-time2 part
Parks & libraries
35 full-time12 part
Roads & transportation
25 full-time
Water & other utilities
24 full-time
Housing & development
5 full-time
Other
16 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Manteca didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Manteca Unified School District

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

Spending per pupil
$15,599
California: $21,206
Students
25,000
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$316 million
at year end

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

  • Local 32%
  • State 57%
  • Federal 11%

Of the $15,599 per pupil, $8,999 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 Manteca: Ripon Unified School District ($13,827 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Manteca pay

Typical tax bill
$4,321
a year · California typical $5,124
Effective rate
0.73%
of home value · California 0.70%
Typical home value
$589,900
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 Manteca's government

Town hall & decisions in Manteca →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Manteca

Manteca is represented in Congress by Senators Alex Padilla and Adam B. Schiff and Representative Josh Harder. Gavin Newsom is governor.

All of Manteca'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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