Photo: Ichabod · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Herington run?
Herington’s city government spent $2.4 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,140 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Herington didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Herington is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $1,140 per resident a year, or $3.12 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: parks & libraries, at 16%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Herington 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 Herington yet
Every year of Herington’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 31 in 2022.
The typical homeowner pays $1,732 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 2.03% 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 Herington’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 Herington’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Herington →
Who’s in charge in Herington
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Herington’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on cityofherington.com ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 60 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 (2,100).
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.
Herington Unified School District 487
Herington’s K–12 school district, shared with Lyon Township, Township 7, Union Township. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $18,348 per pupil, $10,413 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.
Herington’s votes are counted by county
Kansas reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Herington alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Dickinson County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican76.7%7,014 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat21.8%1,989 votesOthers: 1.5% (141 votes).
Most votes in Dickinson County: Donald J Trump
Kansas: Trump 57.2%, Harris 41.0%
100% of Herington lies in Dickinson County; the rest in Morris County. Every 2024 race in Dickinson County is on the county’s page.
Dickinson 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 Herington.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: cityofherington.com ↗
- 2Kansas HouseHerington is split between 2 districts
- 3Kansas SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseSplit between districts
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Kansas
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How Herington compares with the towns next door
Herington’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 2 of the 3 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $25 to $543 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Township 7 | $25 | $1,843 |
| Lyon Township | $543 | $3,229 |
| Highland Township | estimate | — |
| Herington | estimate | $1,732 |
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 Herington’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Herington’s government
How much does Herington spend per resident?
About $1,140 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, a Census Bureau estimate (Herington didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $5.1 million.
What is the property tax rate in Herington?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,732 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 2.03% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.29% across Kansas. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see cityofherington.com.
Who runs Herington’s government?
See cityofherington.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Herington yet.
How did Herington vote in 2024?
Kansas counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Herington alone. Dickinson County, where 100% of Herington lies, voted Trump 76.7%, Harris 21.8% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Herington?
35 full-time and 44 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $175,998 (about $2.1M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Herington in the state legislature?
Herington is split among 2 State House districts and 2 State Senate districts, so your address decides. The Kansas Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Herington’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 Herington, 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 →