Photo: Joseph · CC BY-SA 2.0How is Hoonah run?
Hoonah’s city government spent $13.9 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $14,597 per resident. Water and other utilities ($947,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Hoonah is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
Hoonah City School District
Hoonah’s K–12 school district. The schools are run by Hoonah, so this money is part of the budget above.
Of the $49,487 per pupil, $23,965 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.
About $14,597 per resident a year, or $39.99 a day
Schools are part of the city’s budget, so they lead the receipt: 40% of day-to-day spending.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Hoonah runs its own schools, so school spending is part of this budget. Comparisons are with Alaska cities that run their own schools.
$10,657 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Hoonah’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($10,657 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 16 Alaska cities that run their own schools: the median was $9,278, and the middle half spent $6,778–$13,455. Hoonah spent more than 62% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($545,000), 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 that run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Hoonah itself left out).
Day-to-day spending is up 63% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Hoonah reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2022: $10,657 · 2023: $10,576 · 2024: $14,597. Per resident it went from $10,657 to $14,597 (up 37%), partly because the Census population behind it changed from 797 to 951.
full-time in March 2025, down from 57 in 2022. Both are Census estimates.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
Who’s in charge in Hoonah
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Hoonah’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on cityofhoonah.org ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 17 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (951).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Hoonah.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: cityofhoonah.org ↗
- 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.
How Hoonah compares with the towns next door
Hoonah spent $10,657 per resident in 2022. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Hoonah | $10,657 | — |
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
Reach Hoonah’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Hoonah’s government
How much does Hoonah spend per resident?
About $14,597 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $10,657 was more than 62% of 16 Alaska cities that run their own schools.
Who runs Hoonah’s government?
See cityofhoonah.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Hoonah yet.
How many people work for Hoonah?
55 full-time and 12 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $359,752 (about $4.3M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Hoonah in the state legislature?
State Senate District A (Bert Stedman) and State House District 2 (Rebecca Himschoot). The House district also covers 13 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Hoonah’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
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 →