Elk City spent less per resident in 2022 than 94% of similar cities
Elk City’s city government spent $10,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2023, about $39 per resident.
What stands out about how Elk City is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$93 per resident in 2022: less than 94% of them
Elk City’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($93 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 $518, and the middle half spent $259–$751. Elk City spent less than 94% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($11,000), 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; Elk City itself left out).
About $39 per resident a year, or $0.11 a day
Day-to-day services only.
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Day-to-day spending is down 63% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Elk City 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: $93 · 2023: $39.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $457 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.66% 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 Elk City’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 Elk City’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Elk City →
Who’s in charge in Elk City
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 127 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2023 finance file (254).
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.
Independence Unified School District 446
Elk City’s K–12 school district, shared with Independence, Independence Township, Rutland Township, Sycamore Township, West Cherry Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $14,088 per pupil, $8,817 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.
Elk City’s votes are counted by county
Kansas reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Elk City alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Montgomery County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican74.6%9,287 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat23.6%2,934 votesOthers: 1.8% (220 votes).
Most votes in Montgomery County: Donald J Trump
Kansas: Trump 57.2%, Harris 41.0%
100% of Elk City lies in Montgomery County. Every 2024 race in Montgomery County is on the county’s page.
Montgomery 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 Elk City.
- 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.
Reach Elk City’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Elk City’s government
How much does Elk City spend per resident?
About $39 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2023, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $93 was less than 94% of 252 Kansas cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Elk City?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $457 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.66% 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 Elk City’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Elk City yet.
How did Elk City vote in 2024?
Kansas counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Elk City alone. Montgomery County, where 100% of Elk City lies, voted Trump 74.6%, Harris 23.6% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Elk City?
2 full-time and 1 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $4,250 (about $51,000 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Elk City in the state legislature?
State Senate District 15 (Virgil Peck) and State House District 12 (Doug Blex). The House district also covers 70 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 →