Catholic Church of the Sacred Heart · Photo: Ian Poellet · CC BY-SA 4.0Emmett spent less per resident in 2022 than 87% of similar cities
Emmett’s city government spent $3.2 million on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2024, about $388 per resident. Water and other utilities ($663,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Emmett is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$671 per resident in 2022: less than 87% of them
Emmett’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($671 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 15 Idaho cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $747, and the middle half spent $706–$858. Emmett spent less than 87% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($2.5 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 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Emmett itself left out).
About $388 per resident a year, or $1.06 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 38%.
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Day-to-day spending is down 35% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Emmett 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: $671 · 2023: $392 · 2024: $388. Per resident it went from $671 to $388 (down 42%), partly because the Census population behind it changed from 7,269 to 8,184.
full-time in March 2025, up from 39 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 $1,414 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.41% 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 Emmett’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 Emmett’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Emmett →
Who’s in charge in Emmett
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Emmett’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on cityofemmett.org ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 178 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 (8,184).
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.
Emmett Independent School District 221
Emmett’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $11,334 per pupil, $5,894 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.
Emmett’s votes are counted by county
Idaho reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Emmett alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Gem County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican82.0%8,707 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat16.0%1,699 votesOthers: 2.0% (214 votes).
Most votes in Gem County: Donald J Trump
Idaho: Trump 66.9%, Harris 30.4%
100% of Emmett lies in Gem County. Every 2024 race in Gem County is on the county’s page.
Gem 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 Emmett.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: cityofemmett.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 Emmett’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Emmett’s government
How much does Emmett spend per resident?
About $388 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 $671 was less than 87% of 15 Idaho cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Emmett?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,414 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.41% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.49% across Idaho. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see cityofemmett.org.
Who runs Emmett’s government?
See cityofemmett.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Emmett yet.
How did Emmett vote in 2024?
Idaho counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Emmett alone. Gem County, where 100% of Emmett lies, voted Trump 82.0%, Harris 16.0% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Emmett?
46 full-time and 27 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $260,883 (about $3.1M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Emmett in the state legislature?
State Senate District 14 (Scott Grow) and State House District 14 (Josh Tanner and Ted Hill). The House district also covers parts of three neighboring 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 →