Town Hall · Monrovia

Monrovia, CA town hall & government

Monrovia spent $95.8 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $2,538 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Monrovia's money goes

Spent
$95.8 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$2,538
typical California cities: $1,906
Long-term debt
$224.1 million
$5,933 per resident
Police
$26.4 million28%
Fire
$13.4 million14%
Water & other utilities
$10.8 million11%
Administration & buildings
$8.4 million9%
Interest on debt
$7.3 million8%
Roads & transportation
$4.9 million5%
Parks & libraries
$4.4 million5%
Paid to other governments
$4.1 million4%
Housing & development
$3.6 million4%
Sewer & trash
$1.5 million2%
Health & welfare
$476,000<1%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$315,000<1%
Other
$10.1 million11%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 22%
  • Sales taxes 16%
  • Utility sales 14%
  • Fees & charges 13%
  • From the federal government 11%
  • Other taxes & licenses 11%
  • From the state 6%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • From other local governments 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Monrovia

Full-time staff
215
58 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$121,600
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
47
and 40 full-time firefighters
Police
75 full-time6 part
Parks & libraries
24 full-time45 part
Fire
44 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
25 full-time4 part
Housing & development
22 full-time2 part
Water & other utilities
15 full-time
Roads & transportation
5 full-time
Other
5 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

Monrovia's high school district, shared with Arcadia, Baldwin Park, El Monte, Irwindale, 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 Monrovia: Monrovia Unified School District ($18,689 per pupil) · Duarte Unified School District ($20,064 per pupil) · Arcadia Unified School District ($17,761 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Monrovia pay

Typical tax bill
$6,178
a year · California typical $5,124
Effective rate
0.68%
of home value · California 0.70%
Typical home value
$909,400
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.

Local

Contact Monrovia's government

🏛️ Official websiteci.monrovia.ca.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Monrovia →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Monrovia

Monrovia is represented in Congress by Senators Alex Padilla and Adam B. Schiff and Representatives Judy Chu and Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr.. Gavin Newsom is governor.

All of Monrovia'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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