Porter Hotel · Photo: Ammodramus · CC0In Beloit, 79% of adult citizens voted for president in 2024, more than across Kansas
Beloit’s city government spent $4.3 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,288 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Beloit didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Beloit is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $1,288 per resident a year, or $3.53 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 26%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Beloit 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 Beloit yet
Every year of Beloit’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 →full-time in March 2025, up from 50 in 2022.
The typical homeowner pays $2,354 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.87% of the home’s value, vs 1.29% across Kansas.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Beloit’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 Beloit’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Beloit →
Who’s in charge in Beloit
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Beloit’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on beloitks.org ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 65 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 (3,367).
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.
Beloit Unified School District 273
Beloit’s K–12 school district, shared with Asherville Township, Beloit Township, Bloomfield Township, Browns Creek Township, Logan Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $19,896 per pupil, $12,887 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.
Kansas districts overall: 28% local, 61% state, 11% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
How Beloit voted in 2024
Official results for Beloit’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.
Donald J TrumpRepublican79.8%1,449 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat19.2%349 votesOthers: 1.0% (18 votes).
Most votes in Beloit: Donald J Trump
Mitchell County: Trump 82.2%, Harris 16.6% · Kansas: Trump 57.2%, Harris 41.0%
of Beloit’s 2,302 adult citizens voted for president in 2024. Across Kansas: 62%.
Votes ÷ citizens of voting age (Census CVAP, 2020–24 ACS).
Most votes in the district: Tracey Mann
Whole-district result
President, 2024: Beloit, its county and the state
| Trump | Harris | Others | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beloit | 79.8% | 19.2% | 1.0% | 1,816 |
| Mitchell County | 82.2% | 16.6% | 1.1% | 3,172 |
| Kansas | 57.2% | 41.0% | 1.8% | 1,327,591 |
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 Beloit.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: beloitks.org ↗
- 2Kansas HouseState representatives
- 3Kansas SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Kansas
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How Beloit compares with the towns next door
Beloit’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 1 of the 2 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $245 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Plum Creek Township | $245 | — |
| Beloit Township | estimate | $2,690 |
| Beloit | estimate | $2,354 |
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).
Reach Beloit’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Beloit’s government
How much does Beloit spend per resident?
About $1,288 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, a Census Bureau estimate (Beloit didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $17.3 million.
What is the property tax rate in Beloit?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $2,354 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.87% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.29% across Kansas. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see beloitks.org.
Who runs Beloit’s government?
See beloitks.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Beloit yet.
How did Beloit vote in 2024?
For president, Donald J Trump 79.8%, Kamala D Harris 19.2% (1,816 votes, official results). Mitchell County: Trump 82.2%, Harris 16.6%. Kansas: Trump 57.2%, Harris 41.0%.
How many people work for Beloit?
52 full-time and 9 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $311,355 (about $3.7M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Beloit in the state legislature?
State Senate District 36 (Elaine Bowers) and State House District 107 (Dawn Wolf). The House district also covers 69 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Beloit’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 Beloit, 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 →