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Town Hall · Fremont

How is Fremont run?

Fremont’s city government spent $32.1 million on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2024, about $1,176 per resident. Water and other utilities ($57.8 million) are counted separately.

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Day-to-day spending, 2024
$32.1M
year to September 30, 2024
Per resident, 2024
$1,176
In 2022: $1,204, more than 60% of 521 similar cities
Long-term debt
$90.4M
end of FY2024, reported
City staff, 2025
319
full-time · 73 part-time · March payroll $2.9M · Census estimate
Typical tax bill
$2,793
1.30% of home value · NE 1.49%

What stands out about how Fremont is run

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

Agendas posted online6 upcoming meetings posted, with agendas.Runs its own water & sewer70% of day-to-day spending goes to water, sewer and trash (2024).A shared school districtShares Fremont Public Schools with 4 other towns.Its own police and fire39 sworn officers and 30 full-time firefighters on the payroll.
★ What stands out · Meetings

6 upcoming meetings at town hall

From Fremont’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 $1,176 per resident a year, or $3.22 a day

Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 23%.

Where the money comes from
Utility sales 62%Fees & charges 13%Sales taxes 9%Property taxes 6%From the state 4%From the federal government 3%Interest, fines & other 2%Other taxes & licenses 2%From other local governments <1%
Not in the receipt.Building projects $56.9 million. With these and the enterprises, the whole budget was $147 million.
Compared with similar places

$1,204 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities

Fremont’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,204 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 521 Nebraska cities that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,069, and the middle half spent $802–$1,491. Fremont spent more than 60% of them.

Middle half of the group, $802–$1,491Median $1,069Fremont

Includes sewer and trash ($5.1 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
521

Nebraska cities that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Fremont itself left out).

Over the years

Day-to-day spending is up 2% since 2022

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

Day-to-day spending by fiscal year

2022$31.6 million
2023$32.5 million
2024$32.1 million

Per resident: 2022: $1,204 · 2023: $1,188 · 2024: $1,176.

City staff
319

full-time in March 2025, up from 300 in 2022. Both are Census estimates.

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 $2,793 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.30% of the home’s value, vs 1.49% across Nebraska.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Nebraska$3,549
Fremont$2,793
Platte Township$2,733
Elkhorn Township$2,683
Inglewood$2,452
$2,793
typical bill a year
1.30%
effective rate
$214,700
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

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

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Fremont

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

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

One full-time city employee for every 86 residents

On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (27,318).

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

Water & other utilities98
Police57
Administration & buildings43 + 2 pt
Parks & libraries23 + 25 pt
Fire30
Roads & transportation22
Sewer & trash13 + 1 pt
Courts, inspections & corrections1
Other32 + 45 pt
319
full-time
73
part-time
$2.9M
payroll for March 2025
$35.1M
a year, estimated (March × 12)
$108,200
average full-time pay, before benefits (March × 12)
39
sworn police officers
30
full-time firefighters
Estimates.Fremont didn’t report its staff figures; these are the Census Bureau’s estimates, so they aren’t compared with other towns.

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

Fremont Public Schools

Fremont’s K–12 school district, shared with Inglewood, Platte Township, Elkhorn Township, Pohocco Township. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Fremont →
$13,093
per pupil · NE $15,602
5,333
students
$140.4 million
long-term debt

Of the $13,093 per pupil, $7,429 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 53%State 40%Federal 8%

Nebraska districts overall: 56% local, 34% state, 10% federal.

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

Elections · 2024 general election

Fremont’s votes are counted by county

Nebraska reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Fremont alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Dodge County’s results.

President · Dodge County’s results16,443 votes · results as certified
Donald J TrumpDonald J TrumpRepublican65.7%10,795 votes
Kamala D HarrisKamala D HarrisDemocrat33.0%5,434 votes

Others: 1.3% (214 votes).

Most votes in Dodge County: Donald J Trump

Nebraska: Trump 59.3%, Harris 38.9%

The county’s page

100% of Fremont lies in Dodge County. Every 2024 race in Dodge County is on the county’s page.

Dodge 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 Fremont

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Fremont.

2024 results ↑
  1. 1
    Your cityMayor & council
    Officials: fremont.ne.gov ↗
  2. 2
    Nebraska SenateState senator
    Woody Wordekemper
  3. 3
    GovernorStatewide
    Jim Pillen
  4. 4
    U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
    Mike Flood
  5. 5
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Nebraska
    Deb FischerPete Ricketts

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

Next door

How Fremont compares with the towns next door

Fremont spent $1,204 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.

Platte Township: $68 per resident (2022)Elkhorn Township: $197 per resident (2022)Inglewood: $1,006 per resident (2022)Platte TownshipElkhorn TownshipInglewoodFremont
Spends the leastSpends the mostEstimate or no figures
TownDay-to-day, per resident (2022)Tax bill
Platte Township$68$2,733
Elkhorn Township$197$2,683
Inglewood$1,006$2,452
Fremont$1,204$2,793

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 Fremont’s government

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

The Handbook →
Official websitefremont.ne.gov ↗

Questions about Fremont’s government

How much does Fremont spend per resident?

About $1,176 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $1,204 was more than 60% of 521 Nebraska cities that don’t run their own schools.

What is the property tax rate in Fremont?

Homeowners report a typical bill of $2,793 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.30% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.49% across Nebraska. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see fremont.ne.gov.

Who runs Fremont’s government?

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

How did Fremont vote in 2024?

Nebraska counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Fremont alone. Dodge County, where 100% of Fremont lies, voted Trump 65.7%, Harris 33.0% for president; its page has every race.

How many people work for Fremont?

319 full-time and 73 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $2.9M (about $35.1M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.

Who represents Fremont in the state legislature?

State Senate District 15 (Woody Wordekemper). Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.

When is the next public meeting in Fremont?

The next posted meeting is Utility and Infrastructure Board on Tuesday, November 10, at 4:00 pm in 400 E Military Ave, from the city’s own agenda portal.

Ask neighbors about Fremont’s government

Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.

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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 →