How is Oneida run?
Oneida’s city government spent $49,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $690 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Oneida didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Oneida is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $690 per resident a year, or $1.89 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 47%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Oneida 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 Oneida yet
Every year of Oneida’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 $350 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.78% 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 Oneida’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 Oneida’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Oneida →
Who’s in charge in Oneida
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Nemaha Unified School District 115
Oneida’s K–12 school district, shared with Seneca, Richmond Township, Marion Township, Mitchell Township, Adams Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,772 per pupil, $9,711 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.
Oneida’s votes are counted by county
Kansas reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Oneida alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Nemaha County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican82.8%4,655 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat15.8%888 votesOthers: 1.4% (77 votes).
Most votes in Nemaha County: Donald J Trump
Kansas: Trump 57.2%, Harris 41.0%
100% of Oneida lies in Nemaha County. Every 2024 race in Nemaha County is on the county’s page.
Nemaha 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 Oneida.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 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 Oneida’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Oneida’s government
How much does Oneida spend per resident?
About $690 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Oneida didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $63,000.
What is the property tax rate in Oneida?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $350 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.78% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.29% across Kansas. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the city’s assessor.
Who runs Oneida’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Oneida yet.
How did Oneida vote in 2024?
Kansas counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Oneida alone. Nemaha County, where 100% of Oneida lies, voted Trump 82.8%, Harris 15.8% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Oneida?
0 full-time and 11 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $2,412 (about $28,944 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Oneida in the state legislature?
State Senate District 1 (Craig Bowser) and State House District 62 (Sean Willcott). The House district also covers 53 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Oneida’s government
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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 (for Oneida, 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 →