Photo: Mandy · CC BY 2.0How is Wallace run?
Wallace’s city government spent $2 million on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2024, about $2,361 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Wallace didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Wallace is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
Wallace School District 393
Wallace’s K–12 school district, shared with Osburn. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,822 per pupil, $9,704 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.
About $2,361 per resident a year, or $6.47 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 72%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Wallace didn’t report all of its 2024 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Wallace yet
Every year of Wallace’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the city reported none of its dollars for 2022–2024. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →The typical homeowner pays $1,468 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.63% 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 Wallace’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 Wallace’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Wallace →
Who’s in charge in Wallace
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Wallace’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on wallace.id.gov ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 207 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 (828).
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.
Wallace’s votes are counted by county
Idaho reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Wallace alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Shoshone County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican73.4%4,500 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat24.0%1,472 votesOthers: 2.6% (160 votes).
Most votes in Shoshone County: Donald J Trump
Idaho: Trump 66.9%, Harris 30.4%
100% of Wallace lies in Shoshone County. Every 2024 race in Shoshone County is on the county’s page.
Shoshone 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 Wallace.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: wallace.id.gov ↗
- 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 Wallace’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Wallace’s government
How much does Wallace spend per resident?
About $2,361 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2024, a Census Bureau estimate (Wallace didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $2 million.
What is the property tax rate in Wallace?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,468 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.63% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.49% across Idaho. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see wallace.id.gov.
Who runs Wallace’s government?
See wallace.id.gov for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Wallace yet.
How did Wallace vote in 2024?
Idaho counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Wallace alone. Shoshone County, where 100% of Wallace lies, voted Trump 73.4%, Harris 24.0% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Wallace?
4 full-time and 9 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $18,475 (about $221,700 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Wallace 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 Wallace’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
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 Wallace, 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 →