Lock and Dam No. 12 Historic District · Photo: US Army Corps of Engineers, photographer unknown · Public domainBellevue spent more per resident in 2022 than 87% of similar cities
Bellevue’s city government spent $3.8 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2023, about $1,628 per resident. Water and other utilities ($2.6 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Bellevue is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$1,486 per resident in 2022: more than 87% of them
Bellevue’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,486 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 802 Iowa cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $900, and the middle half spent $632–$1,186. Bellevue spent more than 87% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($643,000), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Iowa cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Bellevue itself left out).
About $1,628 per resident a year, or $4.46 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 20%.
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Day-to-day spending is up 18% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Bellevue reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2022: $1,486 · 2023: $1,628. Per resident it went from $1,486 to $1,628 (up 10%), partly because the Census population behind it changed from 2,185 to 2,349.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $2,672 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.23% of the home’s value, vs 1.39% across Iowa.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Bellevue’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 Bellevue’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Bellevue →
Who’s in charge in Bellevue
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 112 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 (2,349).
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.
Bellevue Community School District
Bellevue’s K–12 school district, shared with Springbrook, La Motte. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $11,160 per pupil, $7,131 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.
Iowa districts overall: 43% local, 49% state, 8% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Bellevue’s votes are counted by county
Iowa reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Bellevue alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Jackson County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican65.6%7,074 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat33.1%3,567 votesOthers: 1.3% (141 votes).
Most votes in Jackson County: Donald J Trump
Iowa: Trump 55.7%, Harris 42.5%
100% of Bellevue lies in Jackson County. Every 2024 race in Jackson County is on the county’s page.
Jackson 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 Bellevue.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Iowa HouseState representatives
- 3Iowa SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Iowa
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
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Questions about Bellevue’s government
How much does Bellevue spend per resident?
About $1,628 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2023, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $1,486 was more than 87% of 802 Iowa cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Bellevue?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $2,672 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.23% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.39% across Iowa. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the city’s assessor.
Who runs Bellevue’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Bellevue yet.
How did Bellevue vote in 2024?
Iowa counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Bellevue alone. Jackson County, where 100% of Bellevue lies, voted Trump 65.6%, Harris 33.1% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Bellevue?
21 full-time and 7 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $106,852 (about $1.3M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Bellevue in the state legislature?
State Senate District 33 (Carrie Koelker) and State House District 66 (Steve Bradley). The House district also covers 18 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
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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; 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 →