Photo: C&GS Season's Report Stewart 1948-172. · Public domainPlatinum spent less per resident in 2022 than 100% of similar cities
Platinum’s city government spent $22,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $328 per resident. Water and other utilities ($255,000) are counted separately.
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$328 per resident in 2022: less than 100% of them
Platinum’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($328 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. Platinum spent less than 100% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($3,000), 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; Platinum itself left out).
About $328 per resident a year, or $0.90 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 77%.
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No trend yet
Platinum reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
Who’s in charge in Platinum
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 67 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 (67).
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.
Lower Kuskokwim School District
Platinum’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.
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.
Alaska districts overall: 24% local, 55% state, 21% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Platinum.
- 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 Platinum’s government
How much does Platinum spend per resident?
About $328 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 $328 was less than 100% of 67 Alaska cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Platinum’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Platinum yet.
How many people work for Platinum?
1 full-time and 17 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $13,259 (about $159,108 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Platinum 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 →