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Town Hall · Ouzinkie

How is Ouzinkie run?

Ouzinkie’s city government spent $249,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,627 per resident. That is its newest year reported to the Census Bureau. Water and other utilities ($439,000) are counted separately.

Day-to-day spending, 2022
$249,000
year to June 30, 2022
Per resident, 2022
$1,627
In 2022: $1,627, less than 54% of 67 similar cities
Long-term debt
Not reported
end of FY2022, reported
City staff, 2022
8
full-time · 7 part-time · March payroll $17,674
Typical tax bill
$767
a year

What stands out about how Ouzinkie is run

Read from the city’s budget and official records.

Runs its own water & sewer69% of day-to-day spending goes to water, sewer and trash (2022).A shared school districtShares Kodiak Island Borough School District with 5 other towns.
★ What stands out · Your share of the 2022 budget

About $1,627 per resident a year, or $4.46 a day

Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 73%.

Where the money comes from
Utility sales 40%From the state 32%Fees & charges 24%Sales taxes 2%From the federal government 1%Interest, fines & other 1%
Not in the receipt.Building projects $71,000. With these and the enterprises, the whole budget was $773,000.
Compared with similar places

$1,627 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities

Ouzinkie’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,627 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 $992–$2,776. Ouzinkie spent less than 54% of them.

Middle half of the group, $992–$2,776Median $1,761Ouzinkie

Includes sewer and trash ($45,000), 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; Ouzinkie itself left out).

Over the years

No trend yet

Ouzinkie reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau (2024 is an estimate), so there is no trend yet.

Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $767 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Alaska$3,901
Ouzinkie$767
$767
typical bill a year
Your own bill

The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Ouzinkie’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 Ouzinkie’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Ouzinkie →

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Ouzinkie

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

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

One full-time city employee for every 19 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 (153).

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

Administration & buildings3 + 5 pt
Water & other utilities2
Sewer & trash0 + 1 pt
Other3 + 1 pt
8
full-time
7
part-time
$17,674
payroll for March 2022
$212,088
a year, estimated (March × 12)
$19,900
average full-time pay, before benefits (March × 12)
Compared, 2022.Ouzinkie had 52.3 full-time staff per 1,000 residents in March 2022. The median for the 39 of the 67 Alaska cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools that reported 2022 staff was 16.0: Ouzinkie had more than 92% of them. Same group and year as the budget comparison.

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

Kodiak Island Borough School District

Ouzinkie’s K–12 school district, shared with Akhiok, Kodiak, Larsen Bay, Old Harbor, Port Lions. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Ouzinkie →
$27,443
per pupil · AK $21,070
2,162
students
$34.5 million
long-term debt

Of the $27,443 per pupil, $13,884 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 22%State 64%Federal 14%

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

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

Who represents Ouzinkie

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Ouzinkie.

2024 results ↑
  1. 1
    Your cityMayor & council
    Local officials aren’t on record yet.
  2. 2
    Alaska HouseState representatives
    Louise Stutes
  3. 3
    Alaska SenateState senator
    Gary Stevens
  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 Ouzinkie’s government

Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.

The Handbook →

Questions about Ouzinkie’s government

How much does Ouzinkie spend per resident?

About $1,627 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 $1,627 was less than 54% of 67 Alaska cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.

Who runs Ouzinkie’s government?

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

How many people work for Ouzinkie?

8 full-time and 7 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $17,674 (about $212,088 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.

Who represents Ouzinkie in the state legislature?

State Senate District C (Gary Stevens) and State House District 5 (Louise Stutes). The House district also covers seven other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.

Ask neighbors about Ouzinkie’s government

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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 →