Photo: Armaced at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Manteca run?
Manteca’s city government spent $120 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,421 per resident. Water and other utilities ($15.9 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Manteca is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $1,421 per resident a year, or $3.89 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 31%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$1,421 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Manteca’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,421 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 101 California cities of 50,000–99,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,263, and the middle half spent $889–$1,772. Manteca spent more than 60% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($37.2 million), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
California cities of 50,000–99,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Manteca itself left out).
No trend yet
Manteca reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $4,321 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.73% of the home’s value, vs 0.70% across California.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Manteca’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate.
Tax bills are one input to Manteca’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Manteca →
Who’s in charge in Manteca
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 220 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (84,445).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Manteca Unified School District
Manteca’s K–12 school district, shared with Lathrop. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,599 per pupil, $8,999 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
California districts overall: 36% local, 52% state, 11% federal.
Ripon Unified School District · $13,827 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Manteca’s votes are counted by county
California reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Manteca alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are San Joaquin County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican48.9%128,846 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat48.0%126,583 votesOthers: 3.0% (8,025 votes).
Most votes in San Joaquin County: Donald J Trump
California: Harris 58.5%, Trump 38.3%
100% of Manteca lies in San Joaquin County. Every 2024 race in San Joaquin County is on the county’s page.
San Joaquin County’s 2024 results →Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Manteca.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2California AssemblyState representatives
- 3California SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of California
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How Manteca compares with the towns next door
Manteca spent $1,421 per resident in 2022; the neighbor that reported 2022 spent $1,730. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Lathrop | $1,730 | $7,068 |
| Manteca | $1,421 | $4,321 |
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
Reach Manteca’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Manteca’s government
How much does Manteca spend per resident?
About $1,421 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $1,421 was more than 60% of 101 California cities of 50,000–99,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Manteca?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $4,321 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.73% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.70% across California. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the city’s assessor.
Who runs Manteca’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Manteca yet.
How did Manteca vote in 2024?
California counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Manteca alone. San Joaquin County, where 100% of Manteca lies, voted Trump 48.9%, Harris 48.0% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Manteca?
384 full-time and 17 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $3.3M (about $40.1M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Manteca in the state legislature?
State Senate District 5 (Jerry McNerney) and Assembly District 9 (Heath Flora). The Assembly district also covers 11 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Manteca’s government
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Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll; day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →