Town Hall · Pacifica

Pacifica, CA town hall & government

Pacifica spent $60.5 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,592 per resident.

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

Local leadership

Who runs Pacifica

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 If a name is out of date, tell us: when two neighbors agree, it's hidden until the records catch up.

Town budget

Where Pacifica's money goes

Spent
$60.5 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,592
typical California cities: $1,906
Long-term debt
$108.4 million
$2,852 per resident
Police
$11.4 million19%
Sewer & trash
$10.6 million17%
Administration & buildings
$10.3 million17%
Roads & transportation
$8.2 million14%
Fire
$7.3 million12%
Parks & libraries
$6.1 million10%
Interest on debt
$3.8 million6%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$1.6 million3%
Health & welfare
$404,0001%
Housing & development
$19,000<1%
Other
$881,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 37%
  • Property taxes 25%
  • Sales taxes 13%
  • From the state 10%
  • Other taxes & licenses 10%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • From other local governments 2%
  • From the federal government 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Pacifica

Full-time staff
170
87 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$120,100
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
33
and 25 full-time firefighters
Parks & libraries
24 full-time84 part
Police
37 full-time2 part
Sewer & trash
28 full-time
Fire
26 full-time
Roads & transportation
23 full-time
Administration & buildings
18 full-time1 part
Other
14 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Jefferson Union High School District

Pacifica's high school district, shared with Brisbane, Colma, Daly City and South San Francisco. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$23,810
California: $21,206
Students
3,706
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$380.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 86%
  • State 11%
  • Federal 3%

Of the $23,810 per pupil, $11,840 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 Pacifica: Pacifica School District ($15,588 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Pacifica pay

Typical tax bill
$7,933
a year · California typical $5,124
Effective rate
0.63%
of home value · California 0.70%
Typical home value
$1,249,800
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 Pacifica's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofpacifica.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Pacifica →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Pacifica

Pacifica is represented in Congress by Senators Alex Padilla and Adam B. Schiff and Representative Sam T. Liccardo. Gavin Newsom is governor.

All of Pacifica'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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