West Point City Auditorium · Photo: Ammodramus · Public domainHow is West Point run?
West Point’s city government spent $7.5 million on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2024, about $2,155 per resident. Water and other utilities ($13.2 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how West Point is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $2,155 per resident a year, or $5.90 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 40%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$1,537 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
West Point’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,537 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 32 Nebraska cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,335, and the middle half spent $1,096–$1,810. West Point spent more than 59% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($1.6 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 →
Nebraska cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; West Point itself left out).
Day-to-day spending is up 50% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years West Point 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: $1,537 · 2023: $1,295 · 2024: $2,155. Per resident it went from $1,537 to $2,155 (up 40%), partly because the Census population behind it changed from 3,237 to 3,459.
full-time in March 2025, up from 31 in 2022.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $1,714 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.85% of the home’s value, vs 1.49% across Nebraska.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at West Point’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 West Point’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in West Point →
Who’s in charge in West Point
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
West Point’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on ci.west-point.ne.us ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 102 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 (3,459).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
West Point Public Schools
West Point’s K–12 school district, shared with Beemer, Sherman Township, St. Charles Township, Logan Township, Garfield Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $17,504 per pupil, $11,166 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.
West Point’s votes are counted by county
Nebraska reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for West Point alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Cuming County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican79.6%3,536 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat19.5%867 votesOthers: 0.9% (42 votes).
Most votes in Cuming County: Donald J Trump
Nebraska: Trump 59.3%, Harris 38.9%
100% of West Point lies in Cuming County. Every 2024 race in Cuming County is on the county’s page.
Cuming 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 West Point.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: ci.west-point.ne.us ↗
- 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.
How West Point compares with the towns next door
West Point spent $1,537 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.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Sherman Township | $751 | $2,917 |
| West Point | $1,537 | $1,714 |
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 West Point’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about West Point’s government
How much does West Point spend per resident?
About $2,155 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 $1,537 was more than 59% of 32 Nebraska cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in West Point?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,714 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.85% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.49% across Nebraska. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see ci.west-point.ne.us.
Who runs West Point’s government?
See ci.west-point.ne.us for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for West Point yet.
How did West Point vote in 2024?
Nebraska counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for West Point alone. Cuming County, where 100% of West Point lies, voted Trump 79.6%, Harris 19.5% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for West Point?
34 full-time and 19 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $232,677 (about $2.8M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents West Point in the state legislature?
State Senate District 16 (Ben Hansen). Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about West Point’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 →