Photo: Howpper · CC BY-SA 3.0How is State Line run?
State Line’s city government spent $3,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $61 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: State Line didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how State Line is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $61 per resident a year, or $0.17 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 33%.
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State Line didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for State Line yet
Every year of State Line’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the city reported none of its dollars for 2022. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →Who’s in charge in State Line
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Post Falls School District 273
State Line’s K–12 school district, shared with Post Falls, Huetter. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $10,032 per pupil, $5,903 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.
State Line’s votes are counted by county
Idaho reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for State Line alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Kootenai County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican74.8%72,059 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat22.9%22,113 votesOthers: 2.3% (2,193 votes).
Most votes in Kootenai County: Donald J Trump
Idaho: Trump 66.9%, Harris 30.4%
100% of State Line lies in Kootenai County. Every 2024 race in Kootenai County is on the county’s page.
Kootenai 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 State Line.
- 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.
How State Line compares with the towns next door
State Line’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 0 of the 1 towns next door reported 2022 figures. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Post Falls | estimate | $2,206 |
| State Line | estimate | — |
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
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Questions about State Line’s government
How much does State Line spend per resident?
About $61 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (State Line didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $10,000.
Who runs State Line’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for State Line yet.
How did State Line vote in 2024?
Idaho counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for State Line alone. Kootenai County, where 100% of State Line lies, voted Trump 74.8%, Harris 22.9% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for State Line?
0 full-time and 3 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $762 (about $9,144 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents State Line in the state legislature?
State Senate District 5 (Carl Bjerke) and State House District 5 (Ron Mendive and Tony Wisniewski). The House district also covers four 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 (for State Line, the Bureau’s estimates); 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 →