Photo: Jim Roberts · CC BY-SA 4.0Minburn spent more per resident in 2022 than 80% of similar cities
Minburn’s city government spent $466,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,305 per resident. Water and other utilities ($125,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Minburn is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$1,305 per resident in 2022: more than 80% of them
Minburn’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,305 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. Minburn spent more than 80% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($113,000), 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; Minburn itself left out).
About $1,305 per resident a year, or $3.58 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 24%.
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No trend yet
Minburn reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $2,324 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.72% 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 Minburn’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 Minburn’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Minburn →
Who’s in charge in Minburn
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Minburn’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on minburn.org ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 89 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 (357).
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.
Adel-De Soto-Minburn Community School District
Minburn’s K–12 school district, shared with Adel, De Soto. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $11,665 per pupil, $6,609 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.
Minburn’s votes are counted by county
Iowa reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Minburn alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Dallas County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican51.7%32,374 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat46.9%29,402 votesOthers: 1.4% (857 votes).
Most votes in Dallas County: Donald J Trump
Iowa: Trump 55.7%, Harris 42.5%
100% of Minburn lies in Dallas County. Every 2024 race in Dallas County is on the county’s page.
Dallas 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 Minburn.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: minburn.org ↗
- 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 Minburn’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Minburn’s government
How much does Minburn spend per resident?
About $1,305 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $1,305 was more than 80% of 802 Iowa cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Minburn?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $2,324 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.72% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.39% across Iowa. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see minburn.org.
Who runs Minburn’s government?
See minburn.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Minburn yet.
How did Minburn vote in 2024?
Iowa counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Minburn alone. Dallas County, where 100% of Minburn lies, voted Trump 51.7%, Harris 46.9% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Minburn?
4 full-time and 8 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $14,392 (about $172,704 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Minburn in the state legislature?
State Senate District 24 (Jesse Green) and State House District 47 (Carter Nordman). The House district also covers 23 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 →