Colusa, CA
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ColusaCA averageUS Census ACS
Typical home value $377,265 +0% yr/yr · +8.9% 5-yr
Home-value trend 2007–2026 (Zillow ZHVI)
Development activity
Housing units permitted — US Census Building Permits Survey
20256 housing units ($2.1M)
🗳️ Election results (3 races)
Local election returns — winner marked ✓.
City Council 2024-11-05
Greg Ponciano ✓ 1,291 · Dave B. Markss ✓ 1,280 · Denise Conrado ✓ 1,256 · Daniel Vaca ✓ 1,194 · Margaret "Maggie" Roa 725
City Council 2022-11-08
Julie A. Garofalo ✓ 1,118 · Ryan Codorniz ✓ 836 · Joshua Hill 585 · Thomas Reische 420
City Council 2020-11-03
Greg Ponciano ✓ 1,309 · Daniel Vaca ✓ 1,068 · Denise Conrado ✓ 1,053 · Brent Nobles 853 · Ryan Codorniz 737 · Matthew Reische 549
🗳️ Ballot measures (1)
Propositions decided directly by voters.
Measure B
2022-11-08 · Passed — 906 yes / 818 no
Upcoming
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Recent meetings
Wed Aug 12, 2026 · 17:00
City Council
425 Webster St, Colusa
Wed Jul 1, 2026 · 18:00
General
💰 Federal awards (top 10 by amount)
Largest recent federal contract/grant awards to recipients in this city (2023–present), via USAspending.gov.
| $3.8M | ABC BCS JV Department of Defense · CONSTRUCTION: WATER MAIN LINE FOR DRAGON TOWN LOCATION |
| $2.7M | B.C. SCHMIDT CONSTRUCTION, INC. Department of Defense · SURROGATE CONTAINER VILLAGE REPLACEMENT |
| $2.1M | B.C. SCHMIDT CONSTRUCTION, INC. Department of Defense · ENTERPRISE-WIDE ACQUISITION FOR ROOFING REQUIREMENTS FOR ROOF REPLACEM |
| $1.6M | ABC BCS JV Department of Defense · CONSTRUCTION: INSTALL NEW PIPE AND CONDUCT REPAIRS TO EXISTING WATERLI |
| $1.2M | B.C. SCHMIDT CONSTRUCTION, INC. Department of Defense · REPLACE BLD 336 ROOF |
| $1.0M | B.C. SCHMIDT CONSTRUCTION, INC. Department of Defense · FLOORING REPLACEMENT IN VARIOUS LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT MCB, CAMP PENDLET |
| $939,521 | B.C. SCHMIDT CONSTRUCTION, INC. Department of Defense · BLD 244 ROOF AND GUTTERS |
| $667,169 | B.C. SCHMIDT CONSTRUCTION, INC. Department of Defense · REPAIR BY REPLACE MULTIPLE ROOFS |
| $653,201 | B.C. SCHMIDT CONSTRUCTION, INC. Department of Defense · ROOF B-4275 |
| $447,749 | B.C. SCHMIDT CONSTRUCTION, INC. Department of Defense · 8510897191!BUILD MODULAR OFFICE W56-4 AN |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury) — federal awards only, not city budgets.
🌐 County-level context (Colusa County)
County-level context — from BLS, IRS, FEMA, HUD, Census. These figures cover the whole county this city sits in, not just the city itself.
Business establishments417 (4,552 employees · 2023)
Fair Market Rent (2BR)$1,208/mo (80 assisted households · 2025)
Adults with low literacy41.5% (low numeracy 49% · 2017)
Sources: BLS LAUS, IRS SOI, FEMA, NHTSA FARS, Census CBP, HUD, NCES PIAAC
City profile
Everything below is drawn from this city’s own public record and primary-source government data. AI-written summaries are a finding aid, not a citable quote.
$15.2M
Annual budget
65
Employees on payroll
6
Permitted housing units
The money — in
source: Census gov-finance & state comptrollerBudget
Revenue$15.2M
Spending$15.8M
Operating spending ran ahead of revenue this year.
The money — out
source: city procurement & payrollWho the city actually cuts checks to.
65 employees on the public payroll — every position and salary is public record.
Outcomes — economic mobility
source: Opportunity Atlas (Harvard) · research useFor kids who grew up here in low-income households, their adult household-income rank (0–1). The average hides a gap by race:
Research-only layer, shown here for context — not included in the CC BY 4.0 bulk download.
Where it’s happening
geocoded land-use decisions🗺 Interactive map
Every rezoning, development approval, and permit — explore the geocoded records in the research explorer.