Point Hope spent more per resident in 2022 than 85% of similar cities
Point Hope’s city government spent $2.8 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $3,946 per resident. That is its newest year reported to the Census Bureau.
What stands out about how Point Hope is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$3,946 per resident in 2022: more than 85% of them
Point Hope’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($3,946 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 $1,751, and the middle half spent $992–$2,734. Point Hope spent more than 85% of 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; Point Hope itself left out).
About $3,946 per resident a year, or $10.81 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 10%.
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No trend yet
Point Hope reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau (2024 is an estimate), so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $3,375 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 2.02% of the home’s value, vs 1.11% across Alaska.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Point Hope’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 Point Hope’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Point Hope →
Who’s in charge in Point Hope
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 78 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 (700).
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.
North Slope Borough School District
Point Hope’s K–12 school district, shared with Anaktuvuk Pass, Atqasuk, Kaktovik, Nuiqsut, Utqiaġvik and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $46,456 per pupil, $18,274 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 Point Hope.
- 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
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
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Questions about Point Hope’s government
How much does Point Hope spend per resident?
About $3,946 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 $3,946 was more than 85% of 67 Alaska cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Point Hope?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $3,375 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 2.02% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.11% across Alaska. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the city’s assessor.
Who runs Point Hope’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Point Hope yet.
How many people work for Point Hope?
9 full-time and 7 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $42,198 (about $506,376 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Point Hope 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 →