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Paramount, CA town hall & government

Paramount spent $83.1 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,567 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Paramount's money goes

Spent
$83.1 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,567
typical California cities: $1,906
Long-term debt
$27.7 million
$523 per resident
Roads & transportation
$18.7 million22%
Police
$12.8 million15%
Administration & buildings
$10.8 million13%
Parks & libraries
$9 million11%
Water & other utilities
$7.5 million9%
Housing & development
$1 million1%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$929,0001%
Health & welfare
$1,000<1%
Other
$22.3 million27%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 37%
  • Property taxes 15%
  • Other taxes & licenses 14%
  • Utility sales 12%
  • From the federal government 9%
  • From the state 7%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • Fees & charges 2%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Paramount

Full-time staff
90
166 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$84,100
a year, before benefits
Parks & libraries
10 full-time81 part
Administration & buildings
21 full-time41 part
Water & other utilities
9 full-time4 part
Housing & development
8 full-time2 part
Roads & transportation
4 full-time3 part
Other
38 full-time35 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Paramount Unified School District

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

Spending per pupil
$23,527
California: $21,206
Students
12,042
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$267.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 19%
  • State 69%
  • Federal 11%

Of the $23,527 per pupil, $13,839 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 Paramount: Compton Unified School District ($22,872 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Paramount pay

Typical tax bill
$3,681
a year · California typical $5,124
Effective rate
0.69%
of home value · California 0.70%
Typical home value
$533,700
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 Paramount's government

🏛️ Official websiteparamountcity.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Paramount →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Paramount

Paramount is represented in Congress by Senators Alex Padilla and Adam B. Schiff and Representative Nanette Diaz Barragán. Gavin Newsom is governor.

All of Paramount'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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