St. James' Episcopal Mission Church · Photo: Jon Roanhaus · CC BY-SA 4.0Dubois spent more per resident in 2022 than 81% of similar cities
Dubois’ city government spent $0 on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2024, about $0 per resident.
What stands out about how Dubois is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$910 per resident in 2022: more than 81% of them
Dubois’ day-to-day spending in 2022 ($910 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 85 Idaho cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $558, and the middle half spent $299–$776. Dubois spent more than 81% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($142,000), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Idaho cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Dubois itself left out).
Day-to-day spending is down 100% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Dubois 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: $910 · 2024: $0.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $762 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.36% 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 Dubois’ 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 Dubois’ Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Dubois →
Who’s in charge in Dubois
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Dubois’ meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on duboisidaho.com ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 88 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (525).
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.
Clark County School District 161
Dubois’ K–12 school district, shared with Spencer. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $25,642 per pupil, $11,917 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.
Dubois’ votes are counted by county
Idaho reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Dubois alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Clark County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican84.1%280 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat15.0%50 votesOthers: 0.9% (3 votes).
Most votes in Clark County: Donald J Trump
Idaho: Trump 66.9%, Harris 30.4%
100% of Dubois lies in Clark County. Every 2024 race in Clark County is on the county’s page.
Clark 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 Dubois.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: duboisidaho.com ↗
- 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 Dubois’ government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Dubois’ government
How much does Dubois spend per resident?
About $0 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 $910 was more than 81% of 85 Idaho cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Dubois?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $762 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.36% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.49% across Idaho. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see duboisidaho.com.
Who runs Dubois’ government?
See duboisidaho.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Dubois yet.
How did Dubois vote in 2024?
Idaho counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Dubois alone. Clark County, where 100% of Dubois lies, voted Trump 84.1%, Harris 15.0% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Dubois?
6 full-time and 9 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $19,959 (about $239,508 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Dubois in the state legislature?
State Senate District 31 (Van Burtenshaw) and State House District 31 (Jerald Raymond and Rod Furniss). The House district also covers 17 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Dubois’ 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 →