Town Hall · Thousand Oaks

Thousand Oaks, CA town hall & government

Thousand Oaks spent $267.1 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $2,150 per resident.

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

Local leadership

Who runs Thousand Oaks

From public records (Open States and Wikidata), which can lag behind an election. If a name is out of date, tell us: when two neighbors agree, it's hidden until the records catch up.

Town budget

Where Thousand Oaks's money goes

Spent
$267.1 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$2,150
typical California cities: $2,964
Long-term debt
$26.5 million
$213 per resident
Roads & transportation
$44.8 million17%
Administration & buildings
$38.6 million14%
Paid to other governments
$34.8 million13%
Police
$33 million12%
Parks & libraries
$29.3 million11%
Water & other utilities
$24.8 million9%
Sewer & trash
$22.3 million8%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$9 million3%
Housing & development
$5.3 million2%
Interest on debt
$1.2 million<1%
Health & welfare
$473,000<1%
Other
$23.6 million9%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 23%
  • Sales taxes 22%
  • Property taxes 19%
  • Utility sales 12%
  • Interest, fines & other 11%
  • From the state 6%
  • Other taxes & licenses 5%
  • From the federal government 2%
  • From other local governments 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Thousand Oaks

Full-time staff
355
156 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$100,100
a year, before benefits
Roads & transportation
115 full-time7 part
Parks & libraries
45 full-time105 part
Administration & buildings
90 full-time14 part
Sewer & trash
42 full-time3 part
Water & other utilities
19 full-time
Police
1 full-time26 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
5 full-time1 part
Housing & development
2 full-time
Other
36 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Conejo Valley Unified School District

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

Spending per pupil
$17,067
California: $21,206
Students
15,999
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$175 million
at year end

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

  • Local 58%
  • State 35%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $17,067 per pupil, $10,916 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 Thousand Oaks pay

Typical tax bill
$6,821
a year · California typical $5,124
Effective rate
0.69%
of home value · California 0.70%
Typical home value
$991,600
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 Thousand Oaks's government

🏛️ Official websitetoaks.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Thousand Oaks →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Thousand Oaks

Thousand Oaks is represented in Congress by Senators Alex Padilla and Adam B. Schiff and Representative Julia Brownley. Gavin Newsom is governor.

All of Thousand Oaks'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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