Photo: Billwhittaker at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0Iowa Falls runs its own hospital
Iowa Falls’ city government spent $7.9 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, about $1,585 per resident. It also runs a hospital ($31.2 million) and water utilities ($1.1 million), counted separately. Census Bureau figures.
What stands out about how Iowa Falls is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $1,585 per resident a year, or $4.34 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 25%.
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$1,421 per resident in 2022: more than 77% of them
Iowa Falls’ day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,421 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 91 Iowa State cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,166, and the middle half spent $1,027–$1,378. Iowa Falls spent more than 77% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($2.2 million), 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 State cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Iowa Falls itself left out).
Day-to-day spending is up 13% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Iowa Falls 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: $1,421 · 2023: $1,524 · 2024: $1,585.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $1,983 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.60% of the home’s value, vs 1.39% across Iowa State.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Iowa Falls’ 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 Iowa Falls’ Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Iowa Falls →
Who’s in charge in Iowa Falls
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Iowa Falls’ meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on cityofiowafalls.com ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 139 residents, not counting hospital, health & welfare staff
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (4,998).
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.
Iowa Falls Community School District
Iowa Falls’ K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $11,812 per pupil, $7,454 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 State districts overall: 43% local, 49% state, 8% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
How Iowa Falls voted in 2024
Official results for Iowa Falls’ own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.
Donald J TrumpRepublican62.0%1,465 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat37.0%874 votesOthers: 0.9% (22 votes).
Most votes in Iowa Falls: Donald J Trump
Hardin County: Trump 68.7%, Harris 30.3% · Iowa State: Trump 55.7%, Harris 42.5%
of Iowa Falls’ 4,042 adult citizens voted for president in 2024. Across Iowa State: 70%.
Votes ÷ citizens of voting age (Census CVAP, 2020–24 ACS).
Most votes in the district: Ashley Hinson
Whole-district result
President, 2024: Iowa Falls, its county and the state
| Trump | Harris | Others | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa Falls | 62.0% | 37.0% | 0.9% | 2,361 |
| Hardin County | 68.7% | 30.3% | 1.1% | 8,434 |
| Iowa State | 55.7% | 42.5% | 1.8% | 1,663,506 |
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 Iowa Falls.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: cityofiowafalls.com ↗
- 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.
Reach Iowa Falls’ government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Iowa Falls’ government
How much does Iowa Falls spend per resident?
About $1,585 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. Iowa Falls also runs a hospital ($31.2 million), counted separately. In 2022, the last full count, its $1,421 was more than 77% of 91 Iowa State cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Iowa Falls?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,983 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.60% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.39% across Iowa State. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see cityofiowafalls.com.
Who runs Iowa Falls’ government?
See cityofiowafalls.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Iowa Falls yet.
How did Iowa Falls vote in 2024?
For president, Donald J Trump 62.0%, Kamala D Harris 37.0% (2,361 votes, official results). Hardin County: Trump 68.7%, Harris 30.3%. Iowa State: Trump 55.7%, Harris 42.5%.
How many people work for Iowa Falls?
36 full-time and 51 part-time employees in March 2022 (plus 0 full-time hospital, health & welfare staff), with a March payroll of $229,928 (about $2.8M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Iowa Falls in the state legislature?
State Senate District 27 (Annette Sweeney) and State House District 54 (Josh Meggers). The House district also covers 21 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Iowa Falls’ 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 →