Emmonak spent more per resident in 2022 than 67% of similar cities
Emmonak’s city government spent $2 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $2,450 per resident. That is its newest year reported to the Census Bureau. Water and other utilities ($266,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Emmonak is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$2,450 per resident in 2022: more than 67% of them
Emmonak’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($2,450 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 $1,751, and the middle half spent $992–$2,776. Emmonak spent more than 67% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($132,000), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Alaska cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Emmonak itself left out).
About $2,450 per resident a year, or $6.71 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 75%.
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No trend yet
Emmonak reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau (2023 is an estimate), so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $199 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.18% of the home’s value, vs 1.11% across Alaska.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Emmonak’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. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.
Tax bills are one input to Emmonak’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Emmonak →
Who’s in charge in Emmonak
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 51 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 (813).
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.
Lower Yukon School District
Emmonak’s K–12 school district, shared with Alakanuk, Hooper Bay, Kotlik, Marshall, Mountain Village and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
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.
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 Emmonak.
- 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 Emmonak’s government
How much does Emmonak spend per resident?
About $2,450 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 $2,450 was more than 67% of 67 Alaska cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Emmonak?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $199 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.18% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.11% across Alaska. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the city’s assessor.
Who runs Emmonak’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Emmonak yet.
How many people work for Emmonak?
16 full-time and 16 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $63,622 (about $763,464 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Emmonak 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; 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 →