Photo: Thester11 · CC BY-SA 3.0Noorvik spent less per resident in 2022 than 76% of similar cities
Noorvik’s city government spent $654,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $963 per resident.
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$963 per resident in 2022: less than 76% of them
Noorvik’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($963 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. Noorvik spent less than 76% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($99,000), 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; Noorvik itself left out).
About $963 per resident a year, or $2.64 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 79%.
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No trend yet
Noorvik reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
Who’s in charge in Noorvik
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 22 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 (679).
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.
Northwest Arctic Borough School District
Noorvik’s K–12 school district, shared with Ambler, Buckland, Deering, Kiana, Kivalina and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $44,063 per pupil, $14,647 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
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- 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
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Questions about Noorvik’s government
How much does Noorvik spend per resident?
About $963 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 $963 was less than 76% of 67 Alaska cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Noorvik’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Noorvik yet.
How many people work for Noorvik?
31 full-time and 0 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $123,112 (about $1.5M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Noorvik in the state legislature?
State Senate District T (Donny Olson) and State House District 40 (Robyn Frier). The House district also covers 16 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 →