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Mekoryuk, Alaska, 1978Photo: US Fish and Wildlife Service; photographer not specified · Public domain
Town Hall · Mekoryuk

How is Mekoryuk run?

Mekoryuk’s city government spent $232,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,132 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Mekoryuk didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.

Day-to-day spending, 2022
$232,000
year to June 30, 2022 · Census estimate
Per resident, 2022
$1,132
Census estimate · not compared
Long-term debt
Not reported
end of FY2022 · Census estimate
City staff, 2022
7
full-time · 10 part-time · March payroll $17,190

What stands out about how Mekoryuk is run

Read from the city’s budget and official records.

Runs its own water & sewer30% of day-to-day spending goes to water, sewer and trash (a Census estimate).A shared school districtShares Lower Kuskokwim School District with 6+ other towns.
★ What stands out · Your share of the 2022 budget

About $1,132 per resident a year, or $3.10 a day

Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 31%.

Where the money comes from
Fees & charges 32%From the state 30%Utility sales 20%Sales taxes 13%From the federal government 4%Interest, fines & other 1%
An estimate

Mekoryuk didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.

Not in the receipt.With the enterprises, the whole budget was $331,000.
About “Other”.60% of Mekoryuk’s day-to-day spending ($139,000) is filed by the Census Bureau outside the named functions above, so the receipt can’t say what it buys.
Compared with similar places · Over the years

No comparison or trend for Mekoryuk yet

Every year of Mekoryuk’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 runs it

Who’s in charge in Mekoryuk

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

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

One full-time city employee for every 29 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 (205).

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

Administration & buildings2 + 6 pt
Water & other utilities3 + 3 pt
Sewer & trash2 + 1 pt
7
full-time
10
part-time
$17,190
payroll for March 2022
$206,280
a year, estimated (March × 12)
$17,300
average full-time pay, before benefits (March × 12)
Not compared.Staff are compared with the same group as the budget, and Mekoryuk’s 2022 budget was a Census estimate, so there is no group to compare with.

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

Lower Kuskokwim School District

Mekoryuk’s K–12 school district, shared with Bethel, Chefornak, Eek, Goodnews Bay, Kwethluk and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Mekoryuk →
$45,371
per pupil · AK $21,070
3,917
students
None
long-term debt

Of the $45,371 per pupil, $13,034 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 3%State 63%Federal 34%

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

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

Who represents Mekoryuk

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Mekoryuk.

2024 results ↑
  1. 1
    Your cityMayor & council
    Local officials aren’t on record yet.
  2. 2
    Alaska HouseState representatives
    Nellie Jimmie
  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.

Reach Mekoryuk’s government

Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.

The Handbook →

Questions about Mekoryuk’s government

How much does Mekoryuk spend per resident?

About $1,132 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Mekoryuk didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $331,000.

Who runs Mekoryuk’s government?

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

How many people work for Mekoryuk?

7 full-time and 10 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $17,190 (about $206,280 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.

Who represents Mekoryuk in the state legislature?

State Senate District S (Lyman Hoffman) and State House District 38 (Nellie Jimmie). The House district also covers 12 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 (for Mekoryuk, 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 →