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Town Hall · Port Lions

How is Port Lions run?

Port Lions’ city government spent $166,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $897 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Port Lions didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.

Day-to-day spending, 2022
$166,000
year to June 30, 2022 · Census estimate
Per resident, 2022
$897
Census estimate · not compared
Long-term debt
Not reported
end of FY2022 · Census estimate
City staff, 2022
5
full-time · 6 part-time · March payroll $19,824
Typical tax bill
$1,097
0.68% of home value · AK 1.11%

What stands out about how Port Lions is run

Read from the city’s budget and official records.

Runs its own water & sewer18% of day-to-day spending goes to water, sewer and trash (a Census estimate).A shared school districtShares Kodiak Island Borough School District with 5 other towns.Lower tax billsThe typical bill is $1,097 a year: 0.68% of the home’s value, vs 1.11% across Alaska.
★ What stands out · Your share of the 2022 budget

About $897 per resident a year, or $2.46 a day

Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 40%.

Where the money comes from
Fees & charges 48%From the state 28%Utility sales 19%Interest, fines & other 3%Sales taxes 2%
An estimate

Port Lions 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 $238,000.
About “Other”.40% of Port Lions’ day-to-day spending ($67,000) 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 Port Lions yet

Every year of Port Lions’ 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 →
Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $1,097 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.68% of the home’s value, vs 1.11% across Alaska.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Alaska$3,901
Port Lions$1,097
$1,097
typical bill a year
0.68%
effective rate
$161,500
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

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

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Port Lions

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

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

One full-time city employee for every 37 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 (185).

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

Roads & transportation3
Administration & buildings2 + 1 pt
Parks & libraries0 + 3 pt
Water & other utilities0 + 2 pt
5
full-time
6
part-time
$19,824
payroll for March 2022
$237,888
a year, estimated (March × 12)
$37,000
average full-time pay, before benefits (March × 12)
Not compared.Staff are compared with the same group as the budget, and Port Lions’ 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

Kodiak Island Borough School District

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

Schools in Port Lions →
$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 Port Lions

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Port Lions.

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 Port Lions’ government

Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.

The Handbook →

Questions about Port Lions’ government

How much does Port Lions spend per resident?

About $897 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Port Lions didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $238,000.

What is the property tax rate in Port Lions?

Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,097 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.68% 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 Port Lions’ government?

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

How many people work for Port Lions?

5 full-time and 6 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $19,824 (about $237,888 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.

Who represents Port Lions 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 Port Lions’ government

Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.

Town Square →
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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 Port Lions, 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 →