Stout's Hotel · Photo: Marine 69-71 · CC BY-SA 4.0How is Gila Bend run?
Gila Bend’s town government spent $4.7 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $2,225 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Gila Bend didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Gila Bend is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
The typical homeowner pays $779 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.67% of the home’s value, vs 0.48% across Arizona.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Gila Bend’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 Gila Bend’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Gila Bend →
About $2,225 per resident a year, or $6.10 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 23%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Gila Bend didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Gila Bend yet
Every year of Gila Bend’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the town 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’s in charge in Gila Bend
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Gila Bend’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on gilabendaz.org ↗.
One full-time town employee for every 92 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (2,118).
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.
Gila Bend Unified District
Gila Bend’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $11,878 per pupil, $5,390 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.
Arizona districts overall: 35% local, 47% state, 18% federal.
Paloma School District · $21,157 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Gila Bend’s votes are counted by county
Arizona reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Gila Bend alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Maricopa County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican51.0%1,051,531 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat47.5%980,016 votesOthers: 1.5% (30,497 votes).
Most votes in Maricopa County: Donald J Trump
100% of Gila Bend lies in Maricopa County. Every 2024 race in Maricopa County is on the county’s page.
Maricopa County’s 2024 results →Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Gila Bend.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: gilabendaz.org ↗
- 2Arizona HouseState representatives
- 3Arizona SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Arizona
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Gila Bend’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Gila Bend’s government
How much does Gila Bend spend per resident?
About $2,225 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Gila Bend didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $5.4 million.
What is the property tax rate in Gila Bend?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $779 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.67% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.48% across Arizona. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see gilabendaz.org.
Who runs Gila Bend’s government?
See gilabendaz.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Gila Bend yet.
How did Gila Bend vote in 2024?
Arizona counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Gila Bend alone. Maricopa County, where 100% of Gila Bend lies, voted Trump 51.0%, Harris 47.5% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Gila Bend?
23 full-time and 19 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $132,151 (about $1.6M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Gila Bend in the state legislature?
State Senate District 23 (Brian Fernandez) and State House District 23 (Mariana Sandoval and Michele Peña). The House district also covers six other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Gila Bend’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 Gila Bend, 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 →