How is Wood River Township run?
Wood River Township’s town government spent $107,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $340 per resident.
What stands out about how Wood River Township is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
Callaway Public Schools
Wood River Township’s K–12 school district, shared with Callaway, Delight Township, Custer Township, Grant Township, Triumph Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $25,767 per pupil, $15,678 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.
Sumner-Eddyville-Miller Schools · $22,663 per pupil
Broken Bow Public Schools · $13,545 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
About $340 per resident a year, or $0.93 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 100%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$340 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar towns
Wood River Township’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($340 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 312 Nebraska towns and townships of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $316, and the middle half spent $143–$695. Wood River Township spent more than 53% of them.
Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Nebraska towns and townships of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Wood River Township itself left out).
No trend yet
Wood River Township reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $1,226 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.63% 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 Wood River Township’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 Wood River Township’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Wood River Township →
Who’s in charge in Wood River Township
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 315 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (315).
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.
Wood River Township’s votes are counted by county
Nebraska reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Wood River Township alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Custer County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican85.7%5,042 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat13.4%786 votesOthers: 1.0% (58 votes).
Most votes in Custer County: Donald J Trump
Nebraska: Trump 59.3%, Harris 38.9%
100% of Wood River Township lies in Custer County. Every 2024 race in Custer County is on the county’s page.
Custer 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 Wood River Township.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 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 Wood River Township compares with the towns next door
Wood River Township spent $340 per resident in 2022; the 5 neighbors that reported 2022 spent $86 to $1,154. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Delight Township | $86 | $2,028 |
| Custer Township | $840 | — |
| East Custer Township | $915 | — |
| Grant Township | $1,083 | — |
| Loup Township | $1,154 | $3,308 |
| Wood River Township | $340 | $1,226 |
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 Wood River Township’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Wood River Township’s government
How much does Wood River Township spend per resident?
About $340 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $340 was more than 53% of 312 Nebraska towns and townships of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Wood River Township?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,226 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.63% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.49% across Nebraska. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the town’s assessor.
Who runs Wood River Township’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Wood River Township yet.
How did Wood River Township vote in 2024?
Nebraska counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Wood River Township alone. Custer County, where 100% of Wood River Township lies, voted Trump 85.7%, Harris 13.4% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Wood River Township?
1 full-time and 0 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $4,662 (about $55,944 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Wood River Township in the state legislature?
State Senate District 43 (Tanya Storer). Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Wood River Township’s government
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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 →