Town Hall · Pico Rivera

Pico Rivera, CA town hall & government

Pico Rivera spent $151.6 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $2,471 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Pico Rivera's money goes

Spent
$151.6 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$2,471
typical California cities: $1,906
Long-term debt
$102.3 million
$1,668 per resident
Water & other utilities
$34.8 million23%
Roads & transportation
$21.9 million14%
Administration & buildings
$20.4 million13%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$15.3 million10%
Police
$13.3 million9%
Housing & development
$13 million9%
Parks & libraries
$8.4 million6%
Interest on debt
$1.5 million1%
Paid to other governments
$458,000<1%
Health & welfare
$454,000<1%
Other
$21.9 million14%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 31%
  • Sales taxes 21%
  • From the federal government 13%
  • Other taxes & licenses 12%
  • Property taxes 10%
  • Fees & charges 5%
  • From the state 4%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • From other local governments 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Pico Rivera

Full-time staff
140
111 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$93,700
a year, before benefits
Roads & transportation
63 full-time14 part
Parks & libraries
23 full-time90 part
Administration & buildings
29 full-time6 part
Water & other utilities
21 full-time1 part
Housing & development
4 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Whittier Union High School District

Pico Rivera's high school district, shared with Downey, Norwalk, Santa Fe Springs, La Mirada, Whittier and Industry. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$23,421
California: $21,206
Students
10,223
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$178.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 34%
  • State 61%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $23,421 per pupil, $13,371 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 Pico Rivera: El Rancho Unified School District ($20,311 per pupil) · Whittier City Elementary School District ($20,026 per pupil) · El Monte Union High School District ($23,420 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Pico Rivera pay

Typical tax bill
$4,278
a year · California typical $5,124
Effective rate
0.66%
of home value · California 0.70%
Typical home value
$648,600
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 Pico Rivera's government

🏛️ Official websiteci.pico-rivera.ca.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Pico Rivera →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Pico Rivera

Pico Rivera is represented in Congress by Senators Alex Padilla and Adam B. Schiff and Representative Linda T. Sánchez. Gavin Newsom is governor.

All of Pico Rivera'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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