Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0How is Hutchinson run?
Hutchinson’s city government spent $50.6 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,273 per resident. Water and other utilities ($6.3 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Hutchinson is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $1,273 per resident a year, or $3.49 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 22%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$1,099 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Hutchinson’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,099 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 20 Kansas cities of 25,000–49,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,064, and the middle half spent $784–$1,392. Hutchinson spent more than 50% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($7 million), 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 25,000–49,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Hutchinson itself left out).
Day-to-day spending is up 14% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Hutchinson 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: $1,099 · 2023: $1,177 · 2024: $1,273.
full-time in March 2025, up from 352 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 $2,228 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.78% 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 Hutchinson’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 Hutchinson’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Hutchinson →
Who’s in charge in Hutchinson
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Hutchinson’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on hutchgov.com ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 107 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 (39,699).
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.
Hutchinson Public Schools Unified School District 308
Hutchinson’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,000 per pupil, $9,057 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.
Buhler Unified School District 313 · $11,265 per pupil
Haven Public Schools Unified School District 312 · $15,028 per pupil
Nickerson Unified School District 309 · $16,145 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
How Hutchinson voted in 2024
Official results for Hutchinson’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.
Donald J TrumpRepublican60.0%9,471 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat37.9%5,994 votesOthers: 2.1% (332 votes).
Most votes in Hutchinson: Donald J Trump
Reno County: Trump 66.2%, Harris 31.8% · Kansas: Trump 57.2%, Harris 41.0%
of Hutchinson’s 30,708 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: Hutchinson, its county and the state
| Trump | Harris | Others | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hutchinson | 60.0% | 37.9% | 2.1% | 15,797 |
| Reno County | 66.2% | 31.8% | 2.0% | 26,940 |
| 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 Hutchinson.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: hutchgov.com ↗
- 2Kansas HouseHutchinson is split between 2 districts
- 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.
How Hutchinson compares with the towns next door
Hutchinson spent $1,099 per resident in 2022. Most of its neighbors are townships, a different kind of government, so the like-for-like comparison is with similar cities, above. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Reno Township | $109 | $2,292 |
| Lincoln Township | $230 | $2,634 |
| Yoder Township | $242 | $1,866 |
| Clay Township | estimate | $2,689 |
| Hutchinson | $1,099 | $2,228 |
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 Hutchinson’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Hutchinson’s government
How much does Hutchinson spend per resident?
About $1,273 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 $1,099 was more than 50% of 20 Kansas cities of 25,000–49,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Hutchinson?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $2,228 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.78% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.29% across Kansas. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see hutchgov.com.
Who runs Hutchinson’s government?
See hutchgov.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Hutchinson yet.
How did Hutchinson vote in 2024?
For president, Donald J Trump 60.0%, Kamala D Harris 37.9% (15,797 votes, official results). Reno County: Trump 66.2%, Harris 31.8%. Kansas: Trump 57.2%, Harris 41.0%.
How many people work for Hutchinson?
371 full-time and 41 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $2.1M (about $25.6M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Hutchinson in the state legislature?
Hutchinson is split among 2 State House districts, so your address decides. The Kansas Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Its State Senate district is District 34 (Mike Murphy). Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Hutchinson’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 →