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Town Hall · Togiak

Togiak spent less per resident in 2022 than 67% of similar cities

Togiak’s city government spent $971,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,178 per resident. That is its newest year reported to the Census Bureau. Water and other utilities ($83,000) are counted separately.

Day-to-day spending, 2022
$971,000
year to June 30, 2022
Per resident, 2022
$1,178
In 2022: $1,178, less than 67% of 67 similar cities
Long-term debt
Not reported
end of FY2022, reported
City staff, 2022
17
full-time · 3 part-time · March payroll $60,133

What stands out about how Togiak is run

Read from the city’s budget and official records.

Compared with similar places

$1,178 per resident in 2022: less than 67% of them

Togiak’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,178 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. Togiak spent less than 67% of them.

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

Includes sewer and trash ($124,000), 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; Togiak itself left out).

Your share of the 2022 budget

About $1,178 per resident a year, or $3.23 a day

Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 44%.

Where the money comes from
Fees & charges 35%From the state 33%Sales taxes 16%Utility sales 7%From the federal government 6%Interest, fines & other 2%
Not in the receipt.Building projects $40,000. With these and the enterprises, the whole budget was $1.2 million.
Over the years

No trend yet

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

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Togiak

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

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

One full-time city employee for every 48 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 (824).

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

Administration & buildings4 + 2 pt
Roads & transportation4
Police2
Water & other utilities2
Sewer & trash1 + 1 pt
Health & welfare1
Other3
17
full-time
3
part-time
$60,133
payroll for March 2022
$721,596
a year, estimated (March × 12)
$39,500
average full-time pay, before benefits (March × 12)
2
sworn police officers
Compared, 2022.Togiak had 20.6 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: Togiak had more than 64% 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

Southwest Region School District

Togiak’s K–12 school district, shared with Aleknagik, Clark's Point, Ekwok, Manokotak, New Stuyahok. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Togiak →
$41,603
per pupil · AK $21,070
627
students
None
long-term debt

Of the $41,603 per pupil, $14,072 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 6%State 41%Federal 53%

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

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

Who represents Togiak

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Togiak.

2024 results ↑
  1. 1
    Your cityMayor & council
    Local officials aren’t on record yet.
  2. 2
    Alaska HouseState representatives
  3. 3
    Alaska SenateState senator
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Alaska

Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.

Next door

How Togiak compares with the towns next door

Togiak spent $1,178 per resident in 2022. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.

Spends the leastSpends the mostEstimate or no figures
TownDay-to-day, per resident (2022)Tax bill
Togiak$1,178—

Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).

Reach Togiak’s government

Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.

The Handbook →

Questions about Togiak’s government

How much does Togiak spend per resident?

About $1,178 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 $1,178 was less than 67% of 67 Alaska cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.

Who runs Togiak’s government?

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

How many people work for Togiak?

17 full-time and 3 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $60,133 (about $721,596 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.

Who represents Togiak 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 →