Ellsworth Downtown Historic District · Photo: Ammodramus · CC0How is Ellsworth run?
Ellsworth’s city government spent $6.4 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $2,033 per resident. Water and other utilities ($1.4 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Ellsworth is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $2,033 per resident a year, or $5.57 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 25%.
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No comparison or trend for Ellsworth yet
The fair comparison uses 2022, the last year the Census Bureau counted every government (later years are a sample), and Ellsworth’s 2022 figures are a Census estimate (it reported none of its 2022 dollars). It reported 2024 only (2022 and 2023 are estimates), so there is no trend yet either. The next full count is 2027.
How Town Hall compares budgets →The typical homeowner pays $2,752 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.75% 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 Ellsworth’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 Ellsworth’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Ellsworth →
Who’s in charge in Ellsworth
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Ellsworth’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on exploreellsworthcounty.com ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 142 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 (3,133).
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.
Ellsworth Unified School District 327
Ellsworth’s K–12 school district, shared with Black Wolf Township, Clear Creek Township, Ellsworth Township, Garfield Township, Geneseo and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $14,687 per pupil, $9,585 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 Ellsworth voted in 2024
Official results for Ellsworth’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.
Donald J TrumpRepublican69.4%676 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat28.7%280 votesOthers: 1.8% (18 votes).
Most votes in Ellsworth: Donald J Trump
Ellsworth County: Trump 75.3%, Harris 23.1% · Kansas: Trump 57.2%, Harris 41.0%
of Ellsworth’s 2,603 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: Ellsworth, its county and the state
| Trump | Harris | Others | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ellsworth | 69.4% | 28.7% | 1.8% | 974 |
| Ellsworth County | 75.3% | 23.1% | 1.6% | 2,758 |
| 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 Ellsworth.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: exploreellsworthcounty.com ↗
- 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 Ellsworth’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Ellsworth’s government
How much does Ellsworth spend per resident?
About $2,033 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau.
What is the property tax rate in Ellsworth?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $2,752 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.75% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.29% across Kansas. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see exploreellsworthcounty.com.
Who runs Ellsworth’s government?
See exploreellsworthcounty.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Ellsworth yet.
How did Ellsworth vote in 2024?
For president, Donald J Trump 69.4%, Kamala D Harris 28.7% (974 votes, official results). Ellsworth County: Trump 75.3%, Harris 23.1%. Kansas: Trump 57.2%, Harris 41.0%.
How many people work for Ellsworth?
22 full-time and 17 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $104,989 (about $1.3M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Ellsworth in the state legislature?
State Senate District 33 (Tory Marie Blew) and State House District 109 (Troy Waymaster). The House district also covers 115 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Ellsworth’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; 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 →