How is Rowan run?
Rowan’s city government spent $150,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $938 per resident. Water and other utilities ($25,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Rowan is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $938 per resident a year, or $2.57 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: parks & libraries, at 26%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$938 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Rowan’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($938 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–$1,190. Rowan spent more than 54% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($16,000), 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; Rowan itself left out).
No trend yet
Rowan reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $489 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Rowan’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 Rowan’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Rowan →
Who’s in charge in Rowan
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Belmond-Klemme Community School District
Rowan’s K–12 school district, shared with Belmond, Goodell, Klemme. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,829 per pupil, $8,887 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.
Rowan’s votes are counted by county
Iowa reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Rowan alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Wright County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican67.5%3,853 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat31.0%1,770 votesOthers: 1.5% (83 votes).
Most votes in Wright County: Donald J Trump
Iowa: Trump 55.7%, Harris 42.5%
100% of Rowan lies in Wright County. Every 2024 race in Wright County is on the county’s page.
Wright 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 Rowan.
- 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.
Reach Rowan’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Rowan’s government
How much does Rowan spend per resident?
About $938 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 $938 was more than 54% of 802 Iowa cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Rowan’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Rowan yet.
How did Rowan vote in 2024?
Iowa counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Rowan alone. Wright County, where 100% of Rowan lies, voted Trump 67.5%, Harris 31.0% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Rowan?
0 full-time and 14 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $5,041 (about $60,492 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Rowan in the state legislature?
State Senate District 28 (Dennis Guth) and State House District 56 (Mark Thompson). The House district also covers 25 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Rowan’s government
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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 →