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.
Where Paramount's money goes
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%
Who works for Paramount
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Paramount Unified School District
Paramount's K–12 school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
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).
Which schools Paramount kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Paramount pay
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.
Contact Paramount's government
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.
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.