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Town Hall · Manokotak

Manokotak spent less per resident in 2022 than 85% of similar cities

Manokotak’s city government spent $333,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $771 per resident. Water and other utilities ($48,000) are counted separately.

Day-to-day spending, 2022
$333,000
year to June 30, 2022
Per resident, 2022
$771
In 2022: $771, less than 85% of 67 similar cities
Long-term debt
Not reported
end of FY2022, reported
City staff, 2022
2
full-time · 17 part-time · March payroll $40,216 · Census estimate

What stands out about how Manokotak is run

Read from the city’s budget and official records.

Spends less than most similar citiesIn 2022: $771 per resident, less than 85% of 67 similar cities.Runs its own water & sewer33% of day-to-day spending goes to water, sewer and trash (2022).A shared school districtShares Southwest Region School District with 5 other towns.
Compared with similar places

$771 per resident in 2022: less than 85% of them

Manokotak’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($771 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. Manokotak spent less than 85% of them.

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

Includes sewer and trash ($80,000), 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; Manokotak itself left out).

Your share of the 2022 budget

About $771 per resident a year, or $2.11 a day

Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 54%.

Where the money comes from
From the state 34%Interest, fines & other 19%Fees & charges 19%Utility sales 11%Other taxes & licenses 8%Sales taxes 7%From the federal government 2%
Not in the receipt.Building projects $13,000. With these and the enterprises, the whole budget was $399,000.
Over the years

No trend yet

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

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Manokotak

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

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

One full-time city employee for every 216 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 (432).

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

Administration & buildings2 + 13 pt
Water & other utilities0 + 3 pt
Other0 + 1 pt
2
full-time
17
part-time
$40,216
payroll for March 2022
$482,592
a year, estimated (March × 12)
$89,200
average full-time pay, before benefits (March × 12)
Estimates.Manokotak 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

Southwest Region School District

Manokotak’s K–12 school district, shared with Aleknagik, Clark's Point, Ekwok, New Stuyahok, Togiak. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Manokotak →
$41,603
per pupil · AK $21,070
627
students
None
long-term debt

Of the $41,603 per pupil, $14,072 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 6%State 41%Federal 53%

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

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

Who represents Manokotak

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Manokotak.

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 Manokotak’s government

How much does Manokotak spend per resident?

About $771 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 $771 was less than 85% of 67 Alaska cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.

Who runs Manokotak’s government?

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

How many people work for Manokotak?

2 full-time and 17 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $40,216 (about $482,592 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.

Who represents Manokotak 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 →