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Town Hall · Hibbing

Hibbing spent more per resident in 2022 than 96% of similar cities

Hibbing’s city government spent $27.1 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,686 per resident. Water and other utilities ($32.5 million) are counted separately.

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Day-to-day spending, 2024
$27.1M
year to December 31, 2024
Per resident, 2024
$1,686
In 2022: $1,495, more than 96% of 51 similar cities
Long-term debt
$3.8M
end of 2024, reported
City staff, 2025
222
full-time · 44 part-time · March payroll $1.6M
Typical tax bill
$1,219
0.94% of home value · MN 1.02%

What stands out about how Hibbing is run

Read from the city’s budget, meetings and official records.

Agendas posted online6 upcoming meetings posted, with agendas.Spends more than most similar citiesIn 2022: $1,495 per resident, more than 96% of 51 similar cities.Runs its own water & sewer67% of day-to-day spending goes to water, sewer and trash (2024).A shared school districtShares Hibbing Public School District with 2 other towns.
★ What stands out · Meetings

6 upcoming meetings at town hall

From Hibbing’s own agenda portal, checked daily. Agendas can change up to the meeting, so check before you go.

Recent meetings

Go in person

Most meetings are open to the public, and many have a public comment period at the start.

Agenda portal ↗
Your share of the 2024 budget

About $1,686 per resident a year, or $4.62 a day

Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 27%.

Where the money comes from
Utility sales 45%From the state 22%Fees & charges 14%Property taxes 13%Interest, fines & other 4%From other local governments 1%From the federal government 1%Other taxes & licenses <1%Sales taxes <1%
Not in the receipt.Building projects $10.1 million; interest on debt $280,000. With these and the enterprises, the whole budget was $70.2 million.
Compared with similar places

$1,495 per resident in 2022: more than 96% of them

Hibbing’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,495 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 51 Minnesota cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $971, and the middle half spent $700–$1,214. Hibbing spent more than 96% of them.

Middle half of the group, $700–$1,214Median $971Hibbing

Includes sewer and trash ($5.5 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 →

The group
51

Minnesota cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Hibbing itself left out).

Over the years

Day-to-day spending is up 15% since 2022

Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Hibbing reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.

Day-to-day spending by fiscal year

2022$23.5 million
2023$25.3 million
2024$27.1 million

Per resident: 2022: $1,495 · 2023: $1,571 · 2024: $1,686.

City staff
222

full-time in March 2025, up from 202 in 2022.

Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.

Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $1,219 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.94% of the home’s value, vs 1.02% across Minnesota.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Minnesota$3,357
Lone Pine Township$2,120
Cherry Township$1,926
Balkan Township$1,750
Great Scott Township$1,656
Lavell Township$1,294
Nashwauk Township$1,292
Hibbing$1,219
Nashwauk$918
Keewatin$692
$1,219
typical bill a year
0.94%
effective rate
$130,200
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Hibbing’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 Hibbing’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Hibbing →

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Hibbing

Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.

See hibbingmn.gov for Hibbing’s current officialsWe name an official only when a public source lists a current term. None does for Hibbing yet.hibbingmn.gov ↗
Who works for Hibbing

One full-time city employee for every 72 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 (16,052).

By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025

Fire27 + 16 pt
Police32 + 1 pt
Roads & transportation27 + 4 pt
Sewer & trash29
Parks & libraries17 + 9 pt
Water & other utilities18
Administration & buildings9 + 14 pt
Housing & development1
Other62
222
full-time
44
part-time
$1.6M
payroll for March 2025
$18.9M
a year, estimated (March × 12)
$83,700
average full-time pay, before benefits (March × 12)
28
sworn police officers
27
full-time firefighters
Compared, 2022.Hibbing had 12.9 full-time staff per 1,000 residents in March 2022. The median for the 35 of the 51 Minnesota cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools that reported 2022 staff was 4.5: Hibbing had more than 100% of them. Same group and year as the budget comparison.

The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.

The school district

Hibbing Public School District

Hibbing’s K–12 school district, shared with French Township, Cedar Valley Township. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Hibbing →
$17,527
per pupil · MN $17,091
2,197
students
$20 million
long-term debt

Of the $17,527 per pupil, $11,187 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.

The district: schools, scores and graduation →

Where the district’s money comes from
Local 26%State 68%Federal 6%

Minnesota districts overall: 30% local, 62% state, 8% federal.

School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.

Elections · 2024 general election

Hibbing’s votes are counted by county

Minnesota reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Hibbing alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are St. Louis County’s results.

President · St. Louis County’s results119,009 votes · results as certified
Kamala D HarrisKamala D HarrisDemocrat55.7%66,335 votes
Donald J TrumpDonald J TrumpRepublican42.1%50,065 votes

Others: 2.2% (2,609 votes).

Most votes in St. Louis County: Kamala D Harris

Minnesota: Harris 50.9%, Trump 46.7%

The county’s page

100% of Hibbing lies in St. Louis County. Every 2024 race in St. Louis County is on the county’s page.

St. Louis County’s 2024 results →
DemocratRepublicanLibertarianIndependent / other

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.

Who represents Hibbing

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Hibbing.

2024 results ↑
  1. 1
    Your cityMayor & council
    Officials: hibbingmn.gov ↗
  2. 2
    Minnesota HouseState representatives
    Spencer Igo
  3. 3
    Minnesota SenateState senator
    Rob Farnsworth
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
    Tim Walz
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
    Pete Stauber
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Minnesota
    Amy KlobucharTina Smith

Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.

Next door

How Hibbing compares with the towns next door

Hibbing spent $1,495 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.

Cherry Township: $129 per resident (2022)Balkan Township: $606 per resident (2022)Lone Pine Township: $184 per resident (2022)Lavell Township: $596 per resident (2022)Nashwauk Township: $303 per resident (2022)Keewatin: $1,256 per resident (2022)Nashwauk: $2,690 per resident (2022)Great Scott Township: $444 per resident (2022)Cherry TownshipBalkan TownshipLone Pine TownshipLavell TownshipNashwauk TownshipKeewatinNashwaukGreat Scott TownshipHibbing
Spends the leastSpends the mostEstimate or no figures
TownDay-to-day, per resident (2022)Tax bill
Cherry Township$129$1,926
Lone Pine Township$184$2,120
Nashwauk Township$303$1,292
Great Scott Township$444$1,656
Lavell Township$596$1,294
Balkan Township$606$1,750
Keewatin$1,256$692
Nashwauk$2,690$918
Hibbing$1,495$1,219

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 Hibbing’s government

The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.

The Handbook →
Official websitehibbingmn.gov ↗

Questions about Hibbing’s government

How much does Hibbing spend per resident?

About $1,686 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 $1,495 was more than 96% of 51 Minnesota cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools.

What is the property tax rate in Hibbing?

Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,219 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.94% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.02% across Minnesota. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see hibbingmn.gov.

Who runs Hibbing’s government?

See hibbingmn.gov for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Hibbing yet.

How did Hibbing vote in 2024?

Minnesota counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Hibbing alone. St. Louis County, where 100% of Hibbing lies, voted Harris 55.7%, Trump 42.1% for president; its page has every race.

How many people work for Hibbing?

222 full-time and 44 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $1.6M (about $18.9M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.

Who represents Hibbing in the state legislature?

State Senate District 7 (Rob Farnsworth) and State House District 7A (Spencer Igo). The House district also covers 56 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.

When is the next public meeting in Hibbing?

The next posted meeting is Hibbing City Council on Wednesday, November 4, at 5:00 pm in 401 E 21st St, from the city’s own agenda portal.

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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 →