Town Hall · Parlier

Parlier, CA town hall & government

Parlier spent $14.8 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $935 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Parlier's money goes

Spent
$14.8 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$935
typical California cities: $1,906
Long-term debt
$1.3 million
$79 per resident
Police
$3.6 million24%
Sewer & trash
$2.9 million19%
Roads & transportation
$2.5 million17%
Water & other utilities
$1.7 million11%
Housing & development
$1 million7%
Fire
$800,0005%
Administration & buildings
$486,0003%
Parks & libraries
$312,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$292,0002%
Interest on debt
$68,000<1%
Other
$1.2 million8%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 24%
  • Sales taxes 20%
  • From the state 16%
  • From the federal government 13%
  • Utility sales 10%
  • Property taxes 8%
  • Other taxes & licenses 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Parlier

Full-time staff
39
14 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$72,900
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
8
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
9 full-time3 part
Administration & buildings
6 full-time8 part
Health & welfare
3 full-time
Parks & libraries
2 full-time2 part
Water & other utilities
3 full-time
Roads & transportation
2 full-time
Sewer & trash
2 full-time
Other
12 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Parlier Unified School District

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

Spending per pupil
$21,407
California: $21,206
Students
3,226
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$29.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 12%
  • State 66%
  • Federal 23%

Of the $21,407 per pupil, $11,791 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 Parlier: Selma Unified School District ($21,922 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Parlier pay

Typical tax bill
$1,481
a year · California typical $5,124
Effective rate
0.58%
of home value · California 0.70%
Typical home value
$256,400
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 Parlier's government

🏛️ Official websiteparlier.ca.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Parlier →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Parlier

Parlier is represented in Congress by Senators Alex Padilla and Adam B. Schiff and Representative Jim Costa. Gavin Newsom is governor.

All of Parlier'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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