Edna spent more per resident in 2022 than 88% of similar cities
Edna’s city government spent $273,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $722 per resident. Water and other utilities ($66,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Edna is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$1,005 per resident in 2022: more than 88% of them
Edna’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,005 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 252 Kansas cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $516, and the middle half spent $249–$749. Edna spent more than 88% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($117,000), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Kansas cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Edna itself left out).
About $722 per resident a year, or $1.98 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 38%.
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Day-to-day spending is down 32% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Edna 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: $1,005 · 2024: $722.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $1,590 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.77% 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 Edna’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 Edna’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Edna →
Who’s in charge in Edna
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 76 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (378).
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.
Labette County Unified School District 506
Edna’s K–12 school district, shared with Altamont, Bartlett, Canada Township, Elm Grove Township, Hackberry Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,681 per pupil, $8,211 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.
Edna’s votes are counted by county
Kansas reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Edna alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Labette County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican68.3%5,410 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat30.1%2,385 votesOthers: 1.6% (126 votes).
Most votes in Labette County: Donald J Trump
Kansas: Trump 57.2%, Harris 41.0%
100% of Edna lies in Labette County. Every 2024 race in Labette County is on the county’s page.
Labette 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 Edna.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 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.
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Questions about Edna’s government
How much does Edna spend per resident?
About $722 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $1,005 was more than 88% of 252 Kansas cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Edna?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,590 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.77% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.29% across Kansas. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the city’s assessor.
Who runs Edna’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Edna yet.
How did Edna vote in 2024?
Kansas counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Edna alone. Labette County, where 100% of Edna lies, voted Trump 68.3%, Harris 30.1% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Edna?
5 full-time and 16 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $20,098 (about $241,176 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Edna in the state legislature?
State Senate District 15 (Virgil Peck) and State House District 1 (Dale Helwig). The House district also covers 27 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 →