Hans Hanson House · Photo: Swampyank at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Marquette run?
Marquette’s city government spent $522,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $877 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Marquette didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Marquette is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $877 per resident a year, or $2.40 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 29%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Marquette 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 Marquette yet
Every year of Marquette’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 $1,318 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.55% 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 Marquette’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 Marquette’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Marquette →
Who’s in charge in Marquette
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Marquette’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on marquetteks.org ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 198 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 (595).
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.
Smoky Valley Unified School District 400
Marquette’s K–12 school district, shared with Gypsum Creek Township, Lindsborg, Marquette Township, Smolan, Union Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $10,808 per pupil, $6,393 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.
Marquette’s votes are counted by county
Kansas reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Marquette alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are McPherson County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican69.6%9,816 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat28.5%4,021 votesOthers: 1.9% (267 votes).
Most votes in McPherson County: Donald J Trump
Kansas: Trump 57.2%, Harris 41.0%
100% of Marquette lies in McPherson County. Every 2024 race in McPherson County is on the county’s page.
McPherson 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 Marquette.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: marquetteks.org ↗
- 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 Marquette’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Marquette’s government
How much does Marquette spend per resident?
About $877 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Marquette didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $637,000.
What is the property tax rate in Marquette?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,318 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.55% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.29% across Kansas. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see marquetteks.org.
Who runs Marquette’s government?
See marquetteks.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Marquette yet.
How did Marquette vote in 2024?
Kansas counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Marquette alone. McPherson County, where 100% of Marquette lies, voted Trump 69.6%, Harris 28.5% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Marquette?
3 full-time and 11 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $16,412 (about $196,944 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Marquette in the state legislature?
State Senate District 14 (Mike Fagg) and State House District 73 (Rick Wilborn). The House district also covers 20 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Marquette’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 Marquette, 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 →