Photo: sporst · CC BY 2.0Blackfoot spent more per resident in 2022 than 92% of similar cities
Blackfoot’s city government spent $16.9 million on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2024, about $1,328 per resident. Water and other utilities ($1.9 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Blackfoot is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$1,344 per resident in 2022: more than 92% of them
Blackfoot’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,344 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 26 Idaho cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $744, and the middle half spent $677–$923. Blackfoot spent more than 92% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($5 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 →
Idaho cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Blackfoot itself left out).
About $1,328 per resident a year, or $3.64 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 37%.
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Day-to-day spending is up 4% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Blackfoot 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: $1,344 · 2023: $1,602 · 2024: $1,328. Per resident it went from $1,344 to $1,328 (down 1%), partly because the Census population behind it changed from 12,025 to 12,702.
full-time in March 2025, down from 116 in 2022.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $1,701 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.65% of the home’s value, vs 0.49% across Idaho.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Blackfoot’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 Blackfoot’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Blackfoot →
Who’s in charge in Blackfoot
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Blackfoot’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on cityofblackfoot.org ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 127 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (12,702).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Blackfoot School District 55
Blackfoot’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $10,842 per pupil, $6,465 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.
Idaho districts overall: 21% local, 67% state, 12% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Blackfoot’s votes are counted by county
Idaho reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Blackfoot alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Bingham County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican78.4%16,188 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat18.8%3,878 votesOthers: 2.8% (585 votes).
Most votes in Bingham County: Donald J Trump
Idaho: Trump 66.9%, Harris 30.4%
100% of Blackfoot lies in Bingham County. Every 2024 race in Bingham County is on the county’s page.
Bingham 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 Blackfoot.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: cityofblackfoot.org ↗
- 2Idaho HouseState representatives
- 3Idaho SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Idaho
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Blackfoot’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Blackfoot’s government
How much does Blackfoot spend per resident?
About $1,328 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $1,344 was more than 92% of 26 Idaho cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Blackfoot?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,701 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.65% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.49% across Idaho. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see cityofblackfoot.org.
Who runs Blackfoot’s government?
See cityofblackfoot.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Blackfoot yet.
How did Blackfoot vote in 2024?
Idaho counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Blackfoot alone. Bingham County, where 100% of Blackfoot lies, voted Trump 78.4%, Harris 18.8% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Blackfoot?
100 full-time and 19 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $499,767 (about $6.0M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Blackfoot in the state legislature?
State Senate District 30 (Julie VanOrden) and State House District 30 (Ben Fuhriman and David Cannon). The House district also covers seven other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Blackfoot’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 →