Photo: formulanone · CC BY-SA 2.0How is Pahokee run?
Pahokee’s city government spent $6.1 million on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, about $973 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Pahokee didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Pahokee is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
Palm Beach County School District
Pahokee’s K–12 school district, shared with Atlantis, Belle Glade, Boca Raton, Boynton Beach, Briny Breezes and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,224 per pupil, $9,697 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.
Florida districts overall: 55% local, 29% state, 15% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
About $973 per resident a year, or $2.67 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: parks & libraries, at 37%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Pahokee 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 Pahokee yet
Every year of Pahokee’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 →The typical homeowner pays $720 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.47% of the home’s value, vs 0.76% across Florida.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Pahokee’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 Pahokee’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Pahokee →
Who’s in charge in Pahokee
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Pahokee’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on cityofpahokee.com ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 180 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 (6,294).
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.
Pahokee’s votes are counted by county
Florida reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Pahokee alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Palm Beach County’s results.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat49.8%372,512 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican49.0%366,836 votesOthers: 1.2% (9,141 votes).
Most votes in Palm Beach County: Kamala D Harris
Florida: Trump 56.1%, Harris 43.0%
100% of Pahokee lies in Palm Beach County. Every 2024 race in Palm Beach County is on the county’s page.
Palm Beach 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 Pahokee.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: cityofpahokee.com ↗
- 2Florida HouseState representatives
- 3Florida SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in CongressFlorida’s 20th District
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Florida
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Pahokee’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Pahokee’s government
How much does Pahokee spend per resident?
About $973 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Pahokee didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $6.9 million.
What is the property tax rate in Pahokee?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $720 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.47% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.76% across Florida. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see cityofpahokee.com.
Who runs Pahokee’s government?
See cityofpahokee.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Pahokee yet.
How did Pahokee vote in 2024?
Florida counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Pahokee alone. Palm Beach County, where 100% of Pahokee lies, voted Harris 49.8%, Trump 49.0% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Pahokee?
35 full-time and 2 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $135,814 (about $1.6M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Pahokee in the state legislature?
State Senate District 31 (Gayle Harrell) and State House District 94 (Meg Weinberger). The House district also covers eight other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Pahokee’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 Pahokee, 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 →