Photo: Jared Winkler · CC BY-SA 4.0Boys Town spent more per resident in 2022 than 100% of similar cities
Boys Town’s town government spent $4.5 million on day-to-day services in the year to July 31, 2024, about $8,030 per resident.
What stands out about how Boys Town is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
$11,637 per resident in 2022: more than 100% of them
Boys Town’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($11,637 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 472 Nebraska cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,038, and the middle half spent $774–$1,450. Boys Town spent more than 100% of them.
Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Nebraska cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Boys Town itself left out).
About $8,030 per resident a year, or $22.00 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 50%.
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Day-to-day spending is up 18% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Boys Town reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2022: $11,637 · 2024: $8,030. Per resident it went from $11,637 to $8,030 (down 31%), partly because the Census population behind it changed from 328 to 561.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
Who’s in charge in Boys Town
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Boys Town’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on boystown.org ↗.
One full-time town employee for every 56 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (561).
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.
Millard Public Schools
Boys Town’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $12,459 per pupil, $7,733 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.
Nebraska districts overall: 56% local, 34% state, 10% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Boys Town’s votes are counted by county
Nebraska reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Boys Town alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Douglas County’s results.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat54.4%148,733 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican44.2%120,919 votesOthers: 1.4% (3,751 votes).
Most votes in Douglas County: Kamala D Harris
Nebraska: Trump 59.3%, Harris 38.9%
100% of Boys Town lies in Douglas County. Every 2024 race in Douglas County is on the county’s page.
Douglas 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 Boys Town.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: boystown.org ↗
- 2Nebraska SenateState senator
- 3GovernorStatewide
- 4U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 5U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Nebraska
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Boys Town’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Boys Town’s government
How much does Boys Town spend per resident?
About $8,030 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to July 31, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $11,637 was more than 100% of 472 Nebraska cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Boys Town’s government?
See boystown.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Boys Town yet.
How did Boys Town vote in 2024?
Nebraska counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Boys Town alone. Douglas County, where 100% of Boys Town lies, voted Harris 54.4%, Trump 44.2% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Boys Town?
10 full-time and 2 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $87,453 (about $1.0M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Boys Town in the state legislature?
State Senate District 4 (Brad von Gillern). Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Boys Town’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 →