How is Gypsum run?
Gypsum’s city government spent $301,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $770 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Gypsum didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Gypsum is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $770 per resident a year, or $2.11 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 53%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Gypsum didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Gypsum yet
Every year of Gypsum’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the city reported none of its dollars for 2022. 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 $1,121 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.33% 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 Gypsum’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 Gypsum’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Gypsum →
Who’s in charge in Gypsum
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Gypsum’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on sites.google.com/site/cityofgypsum ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 196 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (391).
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.
Southeast of Saline Unified School District 306
Gypsum’s K–12 school district, shared with Assaria, Eureka Township, Gypsum Township, Liberty Township, Walnut Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,012 per pupil, $9,209 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.
Gypsum’s votes are counted by county
Kansas reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Gypsum alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Saline County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican64.9%15,069 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat33.3%7,734 votesOthers: 1.8% (423 votes).
Most votes in Saline County: Donald J Trump
Kansas: Trump 57.2%, Harris 41.0%
100% of Gypsum lies in Saline County. Every 2024 race in Saline County is on the county’s page.
Saline 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 Gypsum.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: sites.google.com/site/cityofgypsum ↗
- 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 Gypsum’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Gypsum’s government
How much does Gypsum spend per resident?
About $770 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Gypsum didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $350,000.
What is the property tax rate in Gypsum?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,121 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.33% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.29% across Kansas. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see sites.google.com/site/cityofgypsum.
Who runs Gypsum’s government?
See sites.google.com/site/cityofgypsum for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Gypsum yet.
How did Gypsum vote in 2024?
Kansas counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Gypsum alone. Saline County, where 100% of Gypsum lies, voted Trump 64.9%, Harris 33.3% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Gypsum?
2 full-time and 5 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $9,977 (about $119,724 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Gypsum in the state legislature?
State Senate District 24 (Scott Hill) and State House District 69 (Clarke Sanders). The House district also covers 15 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Gypsum’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 Gypsum, 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 →