George T Brown House · Photo: SharonPapierdreams · CC BY-SA 4.0How is Junction City run?
Junction City’s city government spent $19.7 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $884 per resident. The airport ($407,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Junction City is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
Geary County Schools Unified School District 475
Junction City’s K–12 school district, shared with Grandview Plaza, Milford, Jefferson Township, Wingfield Township, Milford Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,033 per pupil, $8,237 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.
About $884 per resident a year, or $2.42 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 35%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
No comparison or trend for Junction City yet
The fair comparison uses 2022, the last year the Census Bureau counted every government (later years are a sample), and Junction City’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 →full-time in March 2025, down from 192 in 2022.
The typical homeowner pays $2,586 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.51% 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 Junction City’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 Junction City’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Junction City →
Who’s in charge in Junction City
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Junction City’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on junctioncity-ks.gov ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 133 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 (22,264).
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.
Junction City’s votes are counted by county
Kansas reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Junction City alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Geary County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican57.7%5,288 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat40.1%3,674 votesOthers: 2.2% (201 votes).
Most votes in Geary County: Donald J Trump
Kansas: Trump 57.2%, Harris 41.0%
100% of Junction City lies in Geary County. Every 2024 race in Geary County is on the county’s page.
Geary 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 Junction City.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: junctioncity-ks.gov ↗
- 2Kansas HouseJunction City 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 Junction City compares with the towns next door
Junction City’s 2022 figures are a Census estimate, so it isn’t placed among them. Neighbors that reported 2022 spent $2 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Jefferson Township | $2 | $1,043 |
| Smoky Hill Township | estimate | $2,528 |
| Milford Township | estimate | $2,708 |
| Junction City | estimate | $2,586 |
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 Junction City’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Junction City’s government
How much does Junction City spend per resident?
About $884 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 Junction City?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $2,586 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.51% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.29% across Kansas. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see junctioncity-ks.gov.
Who runs Junction City’s government?
See junctioncity-ks.gov for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Junction City yet.
How did Junction City vote in 2024?
Kansas counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Junction City alone. Geary County, where 100% of Junction City lies, voted Trump 57.7%, Harris 40.1% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Junction City?
167 full-time and 5 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $882,438 (about $10.6M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Junction City in the state legislature?
Junction City is split among 2 State House districts, so your address decides. The Kansas Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Its State Senate district is District 17 (Mike Argabright). Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Junction City’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 →