Photo: Andrei from New York City/Juneau, U.S.A. · CC BY 2.0How is Utqiaġvik run?
Utqiaġvik’s city government spent $6 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2023, about $1,158 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Utqiaġvik didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Utqiaġvik is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
North Slope Borough School District
Utqiaġvik’s K–12 school district, shared with Anaktuvuk Pass, Atqasuk, Kaktovik, Nuiqsut, Point Hope 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.
About $1,158 per resident a year, or $3.17 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 32%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Utqiaġvik didn’t report all of its 2023 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Utqiaġvik yet
Every year of Utqiaġvik’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the city reported none of its dollars for 2022–2023. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →The typical homeowner pays $2,615 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.84% 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 Utqiaġvik’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.
Tax bills are one input to Utqiaġvik’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Utqiaġvik →
Who’s in charge in Utqiaġvik
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Utqiaġvik’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on utqiagvik.us ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 199 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2023 finance file (5,176).
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.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Utqiaġvik.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: utqiagvik.us ↗
- 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.
Reach Utqiaġvik’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Utqiaġvik’s government
How much does Utqiaġvik spend per resident?
About $1,158 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2023, a Census Bureau estimate (Utqiaġvik didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $6.1 million.
What is the property tax rate in Utqiaġvik?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $2,615 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.84% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.11% across Alaska. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see utqiagvik.us.
Who runs Utqiaġvik’s government?
See utqiagvik.us for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Utqiaġvik yet.
How many people work for Utqiaġvik?
26 full-time and 2 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $121,448 (about $1.5M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Utqiaġvik 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.
Ask neighbors about Utqiaġvik’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
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 Utqiaġvik, 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 →