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Town Hall · Aniak

Aniak spent less per resident in 2022 than 84% of similar cities

Aniak’s city government spent $424,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $772 per resident.

Day-to-day spending, 2022
$424,000
year to June 30, 2022
Per resident, 2022
$772
In 2022: $772, less than 84% of 67 similar cities
Long-term debt
Not reported
end of FY2022, reported
City staff, 2022
4
full-time · 4 part-time · March payroll $20,494

What stands out about how Aniak is run

Read from the city’s budget and official records.

Spends less than most similar citiesIn 2022: $772 per resident, less than 84% of 67 similar cities.Runs its own water & sewer21% of day-to-day spending goes to water, sewer and trash (2022).A shared school districtShares Kuspuk School District with 3 other towns.
Compared with similar places

$772 per resident in 2022: less than 84% of them

Aniak’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($772 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 67 Alaska cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,761, and the middle half spent $1,022–$2,776. Aniak spent less than 84% of them.

Middle half of the group, $1,022–$2,776Median $1,761Aniak

Includes sewer and trash ($90,000), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →

The group
67

Alaska cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Aniak itself left out).

Your share of the 2022 budget

About $772 per resident a year, or $2.12 a day

Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 33%.

Where the money comes from
From the state 56%Fees & charges 25%Sales taxes 17%Interest, fines & other 2%
Not in the receipt.Building projects $14,000. With these, the whole budget was $438,000.
Over the years

No trend yet

Aniak reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Aniak

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

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

One full-time city employee for every 137 residents

On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (549).

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

Administration & buildings2
Roads & transportation1
Sewer & trash0 + 2 pt
Parks & libraries0 + 1 pt
Other1 + 1 pt
4
full-time
4
part-time
$20,494
payroll for March 2022
$245,928
a year, estimated (March × 12)
$52,000
average full-time pay, before benefits (March × 12)
Compared, 2022.Aniak had 7.3 full-time staff per 1,000 residents in March 2022. The median for the 39 of the 67 Alaska cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools that reported 2022 staff was 18.1: Aniak had fewer than 77% of them. Same group and year as the budget comparison.

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

Kuspuk School District

Aniak’s K–12 school district, shared with Chuathbaluk, Lower Kalskag, Upper Kalskag. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Aniak →
$59,345
per pupil · AK $21,070
325
students
None
long-term debt

Of the $59,345 per pupil, $22,982 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 4%State 53%Federal 44%

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

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

Who represents Aniak

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Aniak.

2024 results ↑
  1. 1
    Your cityMayor & council
    Local officials aren’t on record yet.
  2. 2
    Alaska HouseState representatives
    Bryce Edgmon
  3. 3
    Alaska SenateState senator
    Lyman Hoffman
  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.

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Questions about Aniak’s government

How much does Aniak spend per resident?

About $772 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 $772 was less than 84% of 67 Alaska cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.

Who runs Aniak’s government?

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

How many people work for Aniak?

4 full-time and 4 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $20,494 (about $245,928 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.

Who represents Aniak in the state legislature?

State Senate District S (Lyman Hoffman) and State House District 37 (Bryce Edgmon). The House district also covers 28 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; 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 →