Photo: No machine-readable author provided. Waltraux~commonswiki assumed (based on copyright claims). · Public domainWray spent more per resident in 2022 than 72% of similar cities
Wray’s city government spent $3.8 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,609 per resident. Water and other utilities ($2.2 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Wray is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$1,609 per resident in 2022: more than 72% of them
Wray’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,609 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 150 Colorado cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $990, and the middle half spent $624–$1,753. Wray spent more than 72% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($564,000), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Colorado cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Wray itself left out).
About $1,609 per resident a year, or $4.41 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 20%.
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No trend yet
Wray reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $1,175 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.68% of the home’s value, vs 0.48% across Colorado.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Wray’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 Wray’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Wray →
Who’s in charge in Wray
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Wray’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on wrayco.net ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 81 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 (2,353).
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.
Wray School District RD-2
Wray’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $16,076 per pupil, $7,944 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.
Colorado districts overall: 55% local, 37% state, 8% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Wray’s votes are counted by county
Colorado reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Wray alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Yuma County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican81.6%3,807 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat16.3%758 votesOthers: 2.1% (98 votes).
Most votes in Yuma County: Donald J Trump
Colorado: Harris 54.1%, Trump 43.1%
100% of Wray lies in Yuma County. Every 2024 race in Yuma County is on the county’s page.
Yuma 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 Wray.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: wrayco.net ↗
- 2Colorado HouseState representatives
- 3Colorado SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Colorado
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Wray’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Wray’s government
How much does Wray spend per resident?
About $1,609 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $1,609 was more than 72% of 150 Colorado cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Wray?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,175 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.68% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.48% across Colorado. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see wrayco.net.
Who runs Wray’s government?
See wrayco.net for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Wray yet.
How did Wray vote in 2024?
Colorado counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Wray alone. Yuma County, where 100% of Wray lies, voted Trump 81.6%, Harris 16.3% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Wray?
29 full-time and 29 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $171,701 (about $2.1M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Wray in the state legislature?
State Senate District 1 (Byron Pelton) and State House District 63 (Dusty Johnson). The House district also covers 26 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Wray’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; 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 →