Photo: User:Eco84 · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Tonka Bay run?
Tonka Bay’s city government spent $2.3 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,471 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Tonka Bay didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Tonka Bay is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $1,471 per resident a year, or $4.03 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 29%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Tonka Bay 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 Tonka Bay yet
Every year of Tonka Bay’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 →Typical bills top $10,000 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Tonka Bay’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 Tonka Bay’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Tonka Bay →
Who’s in charge in Tonka Bay
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Tonka Bay’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on cityoftonkabay.net ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 259 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 (1,551).
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.
Minnetonka Public School District
Tonka Bay’s K–12 school district, shared with Deephaven, Excelsior, Greenwood, Woodland, Shorewood and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,942 per pupil, $11,275 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.
Minnesota districts overall: 30% local, 62% state, 8% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Tonka Bay’s votes are counted by county
Minnesota reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Tonka Bay alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Hennepin County’s results.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat69.8%502,710 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican27.4%197,244 votesOthers: 2.8% (20,219 votes).
Most votes in Hennepin County: Kamala D Harris
Minnesota: Harris 50.9%, Trump 46.7%
100% of Tonka Bay lies in Hennepin County. Every 2024 race in Hennepin County is on the county’s page.
Hennepin 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 Tonka Bay.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: cityoftonkabay.net ↗
- 2Minnesota HouseState representatives
- 3Minnesota SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Minnesota
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How Tonka Bay compares with the towns next door
Tonka Bay’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 2 of the 3 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $856 to $1,328 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Shorewood | $856 | $7,414 |
| Orono | $1,328 | $8,722 |
| Village of Minnetonka Beach | estimate | $10,000+ |
| Tonka Bay | estimate | $10,000+ |
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 Tonka Bay’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Tonka Bay’s government
How much does Tonka Bay spend per resident?
About $1,471 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Tonka Bay didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $2.8 million.
Who runs Tonka Bay’s government?
See cityoftonkabay.net for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Tonka Bay yet.
How did Tonka Bay vote in 2024?
Minnesota counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Tonka Bay alone. Hennepin County, where 100% of Tonka Bay lies, voted Harris 69.8%, Trump 27.4% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Tonka Bay?
6 full-time and 0 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $36,872 (about $442,464 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Tonka Bay in the state legislature?
State Senate District 45 (Ann Johnson Stewart) and State House District 45A (Andrew Myers). The House district also covers nine other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Tonka Bay’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 Tonka Bay, 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 →