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Town Hall · Alakanuk

How is Alakanuk run?

Alakanuk’s city government spent $809,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,044 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Alakanuk didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.

Day-to-day spending, 2022
$809,000
year to June 30, 2022 · Census estimate
Per resident, 2022
$1,044
Census estimate · not compared
Long-term debt
Not reported
end of FY2022 · Census estimate
City staff, 2022
3
full-time · 27 part-time · March payroll $57,471 · Census estimate

What stands out about how Alakanuk is run

Read from the city’s budget and official records.

Runs its own water & sewer31% of day-to-day spending goes to water, sewer and trash (a Census estimate).A shared school districtShares Lower Yukon School District with 6+ other towns.
★ What stands out · Your share of the 2022 budget

About $1,044 per resident a year, or $2.86 a day

Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: police, at 30%.

Where the money comes from
Fees & charges 30%Sales taxes 22%Utility sales 17%From the state 16%Interest, fines & other 8%From the federal government 7%
An estimate

Alakanuk didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.

Not in the receipt.With the enterprises, the whole budget was $972,000.
About “Other”.27% of Alakanuk’s day-to-day spending ($219,000) is filed by the Census Bureau outside the named functions above, so the receipt can’t say what it buys.
Compared with similar places · Over the years

No comparison or trend for Alakanuk yet

Every year of Alakanuk’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the city reported none of its dollars for 2022. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.

How Town Hall compares budgets →
Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Alakanuk

Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.

Check Alakanuk’s own website for current officialsWe name an official only when a public source lists a current term. None does for Alakanuk yet.
Who works for Alakanuk

One full-time city employee for every 258 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 (775).

By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022

Administration & buildings1 + 10 pt
Police2 + 2 pt
Water & other utilities0 + 4 pt
Roads & transportation0 + 3 pt
Other0 + 8 pt
3
full-time
27
part-time
$57,471
payroll for March 2022
$689,652
a year, estimated (March × 12)
$81,400
average full-time pay, before benefits (March × 12)
2
sworn police officers
Estimates.Alakanuk didn’t report its staff figures; these are the Census Bureau’s estimates, so they aren’t compared with other towns.

The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.

The school district

Lower Yukon School District

Alakanuk’s K–12 school district, shared with Emmonak, Hooper Bay, Kotlik, Marshall, Mountain Village and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Alakanuk →
$43,105
per pupil · AK $21,070
2,045
students
None
long-term debt

Of the $43,105 per pupil, $15,346 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.

The district: schools, scores and graduation →

Where the district’s money comes from
Local 2%State 41%Federal 56%

Alaska districts overall: 24% local, 55% state, 21% federal.

School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.

Who represents Alakanuk

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Alakanuk.

2024 results ↑
  1. 1
    Your cityMayor & council
    Local officials aren’t on record yet.
  2. 2
    Alaska HouseState representatives
    Neal Foster
  3. 3
    Alaska SenateState senator
    Donny Olson
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
    Mike Dunleavy
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
    Nicholas J. Begich III
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Alaska
    Lisa MurkowskiDan Sullivan

Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.

Reach Alakanuk’s government

Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.

The Handbook →

Questions about Alakanuk’s government

How much does Alakanuk spend per resident?

About $1,044 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Alakanuk didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $972,000.

Who runs Alakanuk’s government?

We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Alakanuk yet.

How many people work for Alakanuk?

3 full-time and 27 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $57,471 (about $689,652 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.

Who represents Alakanuk in the state legislature?

State Senate District T (Donny Olson) and State House District 39 (Neal Foster). The House district also covers 26 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.

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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 (for Alakanuk, the Bureau’s estimates); 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 →