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Town Hall · Toksook Bay

How is Toksook Bay run?

Toksook Bay’s city government spent $1.4 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $2,098 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Toksook Bay didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.

Day-to-day spending, 2022
$1.4M
year to June 30, 2022 · Census estimate
Per resident, 2022
$2,098
Census estimate · not compared
Long-term debt
Not reported
end of FY2022 · Census estimate
City staff, 2022
15
full-time · 19 part-time · March payroll $98,041

What stands out about how Toksook Bay is run

Read from the city’s budget and official records.

A shared school districtShares Lower Kuskokwim School District with 6+ other towns.
The school district

Lower Kuskokwim School District

Toksook Bay’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.

Schools in Toksook Bay →
$45,371
per pupil · AK $21,070
3,917
students
None
long-term debt

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.

The district: schools, scores and graduation →

Where the district’s money comes from
Local 3%State 63%Federal 34%

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

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

Your share of the 2022 budget

About $2,098 per resident a year, or $5.75 a day

Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 33%.

Where the money comes from
Sales taxes 52%Fees & charges 36%Interest, fines & other 12%
An estimate

Toksook Bay didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.

About “Other”.53% of Toksook Bay’s day-to-day spending ($744,000) 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 Toksook Bay yet

Every year of Toksook Bay’s 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 →
Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Toksook Bay

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

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

One full-time city employee for every 45 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 (672).

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

Administration & buildings10
Sewer & trash1 + 4 pt
Water & other utilities2 + 2 pt
Other2 + 13 pt
15
full-time
19
part-time
$98,041
payroll for March 2022
$1.2M
a year, estimated (March × 12)
$53,800
average full-time pay, before benefits (March × 12)
Not compared.Staff are compared with the same group as the budget, and Toksook Bay’s 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.

Who represents Toksook Bay

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Toksook Bay.

2024 results ↑
  1. 1
    Your cityMayor & council
    Local officials aren’t on record yet.
  2. 2
    Alaska HouseState representatives
    Nellie Jimmie
  3. 3
    Alaska SenateState senator
    Lyman Hoffman
  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 Toksook Bay’s government

Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.

The Handbook →

Questions about Toksook Bay’s government

How much does Toksook Bay spend per resident?

About $2,098 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Toksook Bay didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $1.4 million.

Who runs Toksook Bay’s government?

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

How many people work for Toksook Bay?

15 full-time and 19 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $98,041 (about $1.2M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.

Who represents Toksook Bay in the state legislature?

State Senate District S (Lyman Hoffman) and State House District 38 (Nellie Jimmie). The House district also covers 12 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.

Ask neighbors about Toksook Bay’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 (for Toksook Bay, 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 →