Town Hall · Placentia

Placentia, CA town hall & government

Placentia spent $55.7 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,081 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Placentia's money goes

Spent
$55.7 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,081
typical California cities: $1,906
Long-term debt
$63.9 million
$1,239 per resident
Police
$11.7 million21%
Administration & buildings
$11.6 million21%
Roads & transportation
$7.5 million14%
Fire
$3.9 million7%
Sewer & trash
$3 million5%
Interest on debt
$2.7 million5%
Parks & libraries
$2.2 million4%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$1.6 million3%
Housing & development
$1.5 million3%
Health & welfare
$1.3 million2%
Other
$8.7 million16%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 28%
  • Sales taxes 26%
  • Other taxes & licenses 19%
  • Fees & charges 11%
  • Interest, fines & other 10%
  • From the state 3%
  • From the federal government 2%
  • From other local governments 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Placentia

Full-time staff
115
57 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$105,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
48
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
69 full-time14 part
Roads & transportation
23 full-time8 part
Administration & buildings
18 full-time5 part
Parks & libraries
5 full-time29 part
Housing & development
0 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District

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

Spending per pupil
$17,021
California: $21,206
Students
22,705
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$361.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 50%
  • State 43%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $17,021 per pupil, $10,798 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.

Property tax

What homeowners in Placentia pay

Typical tax bill
$6,159
a year · California typical $5,124
Effective rate
0.67%
of home value · California 0.70%
Typical home value
$921,000
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 Placentia's government

🏛️ Official websiteplacentia.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Placentia →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Placentia

Placentia is represented in Congress by Senators Alex Padilla and Adam B. Schiff and Representative Derek Tran. Gavin Newsom is governor.

All of Placentia'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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