Photo: Spacini · CC BY-SA 3.0Hugoton spent less per resident in 2022 than 73% of similar cities
Hugoton’s city government spent $3.4 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $925 per resident. Water and other utilities ($5.4 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Hugoton is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$787 per resident in 2022: less than 73% of them
Hugoton’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($787 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 30 Kansas cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $984, and the middle half spent $796–$1,339. Hugoton spent less than 73% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($460,000), 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 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Hugoton itself left out).
About $925 per resident a year, or $2.53 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 25%.
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Day-to-day spending is up 18% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Hugoton 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: $787 · 2024: $925.
full-time in March 2025, down from 30 in 2022.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $2,776 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 2.30% 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 Hugoton’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 Hugoton’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Hugoton →
Who’s in charge in Hugoton
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Hugoton’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on CityOfHugoton.com ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 142 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 (3,686).
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.
Hugoton Public Schools Unified School District 210
Hugoton’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $14,790 per pupil, $9,098 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.
Hugoton’s votes are counted by county
Kansas reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Hugoton alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Stevens County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican86.9%1,595 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat11.4%210 votesOthers: 1.6% (30 votes).
Most votes in Stevens County: Donald J Trump
Kansas: Trump 57.2%, Harris 41.0%
100% of Hugoton lies in Stevens County. Every 2024 race in Stevens County is on the county’s page.
Stevens 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 Hugoton.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: CityOfHugoton.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 Hugoton’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Hugoton’s government
How much does Hugoton spend per resident?
About $925 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 $787 was less than 73% of 30 Kansas cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Hugoton?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $2,776 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 2.30% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.29% across Kansas. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see CityOfHugoton.com.
Who runs Hugoton’s government?
See CityOfHugoton.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Hugoton yet.
How did Hugoton vote in 2024?
Kansas counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Hugoton alone. Stevens County, where 100% of Hugoton lies, voted Trump 86.9%, Harris 11.4% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Hugoton?
26 full-time and 18 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $165,260 (about $2.0M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Hugoton in the state legislature?
State Senate District 39 (Bill Clifford) and State House District 124 (Marty Long). The House district also covers 18 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 →