Photo: Dsdugan · Public domainOrofino spent more per resident in 2022 than 93% of similar cities
Orofino’s city government spent $3.3 million on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, about $1,064 per resident. That is its newest year reported to the Census Bureau. Water and other utilities ($462,000) and the airport ($74,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Orofino is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$1,064 per resident in 2022: more than 93% of them
Orofino’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,064 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 $742, and the middle half spent $698–$798. Orofino spent more than 93% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($524,000), 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 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Orofino itself left out).
About $1,064 per resident a year, or $2.92 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 25%.
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No trend yet
Orofino reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau (2023, 2024 are estimates), so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $1,806 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.81% 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 Orofino’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 Orofino’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Orofino →
Who’s in charge in Orofino
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Orofino’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on orofino-id.com ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 104 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (3,120).
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.
Orofino Joint School District 171
Orofino’s K–12 school district, shared with Peck, Pierce, Weippe. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $16,159 per pupil, $10,092 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.
Orofino’s votes are counted by county
Idaho reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Orofino alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Clearwater County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican80.3%3,550 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat17.5%774 votesOthers: 2.2% (96 votes).
Most votes in Clearwater County: Donald J Trump
Idaho: Trump 66.9%, Harris 30.4%
100% of Orofino lies in Clearwater County. Every 2024 race in Clearwater County is on the county’s page.
Clearwater 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 Orofino.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: orofino-id.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 Orofino’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Orofino’s government
How much does Orofino spend per resident?
About $1,064 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $1,064 was more than 93% of 15 Idaho cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Orofino?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,806 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.81% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.49% across Idaho. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see orofino-id.com.
Who runs Orofino’s government?
See orofino-id.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Orofino yet.
How did Orofino vote in 2024?
Idaho counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Orofino alone. Clearwater County, where 100% of Orofino lies, voted Trump 80.3%, Harris 17.5% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Orofino?
30 full-time and 17 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $119,903 (about $1.4M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Orofino in the state legislature?
State Senate District 2 (Phil Hart) and State House District 2 (Dale Hawkins and Heather Scott). The House district also covers 16 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Orofino’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 →