How is Ferdinand run?
Ferdinand’s city government spent $164,000 on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2024, about $1,171 per resident. Water and other utilities ($64,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Ferdinand is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $1,171 per resident a year, or $3.21 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 68%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$354 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Ferdinand’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($354 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 $561, and the middle half spent $299–$814. Ferdinand spent less than 62% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($5,000), 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; Ferdinand itself left out).
Day-to-day spending is up 183% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Ferdinand 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: $354 · 2024: $1,171. Per resident it went from $354 to $1,171 (up 231%), partly because the Census population behind it changed from 164 to 140.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $856 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 Ferdinand’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 Ferdinand’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Ferdinand →
Who’s in charge in Ferdinand
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Cottonwood Joint School District 242
Ferdinand’s K–12 school district, shared with Cottonwood. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $12,405 per pupil, $8,363 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.
Ferdinand’s votes are counted by county
Idaho reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Ferdinand alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Idaho County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican82.6%8,148 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat14.8%1,460 votesOthers: 2.6% (259 votes).
Most votes in Idaho County: Donald J Trump
Idaho: Trump 66.9%, Harris 30.4%
100% of Ferdinand lies in Idaho County. Every 2024 race in Idaho County is on the county’s page.
Idaho 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 Ferdinand.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 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 Ferdinand’s government
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Questions about Ferdinand’s government
How much does Ferdinand spend per resident?
About $1,171 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 $354 was less than 62% of 85 Idaho cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Ferdinand?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $856 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 the city’s assessor.
Who runs Ferdinand’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Ferdinand yet.
How did Ferdinand vote in 2024?
Idaho counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Ferdinand alone. Idaho County, where 100% of Ferdinand lies, voted Trump 82.6%, Harris 14.8% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Ferdinand?
0 full-time and 2 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $3,358 (about $40,296 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Ferdinand in the state legislature?
State Senate District 7 (Cindy Carlson) and State House District 7 (Charlie Shepherd and Kyle Harris). The House district also covers 10 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 →