How is Anderson run?
Anderson’s city government spent $438,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,315 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Anderson didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
About $1,315 per resident a year, or $3.60 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 8%.
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Anderson didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Anderson yet
Every year of Anderson’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’s in charge in Anderson
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 167 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 (333).
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.
Denali Borough School District
Anderson’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $11,761 per pupil, $6,584 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.
Alaska districts overall: 24% local, 55% state, 21% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Anderson.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Alaska HouseState representatives
- 3Alaska SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Alaska
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
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Questions about Anderson’s government
How much does Anderson spend per resident?
About $1,315 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Anderson didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $438,000.
Who runs Anderson’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Anderson yet.
How many people work for Anderson?
2 full-time and 6 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $19,556 (about $234,672 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Anderson in the state legislature?
State Senate District O (George Rauscher) and State House District 30 (Kevin McCabe). The House district also covers 1 neighboring town. 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 Anderson, 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 →