Photo: AllenS · Public domainHow is Bloomfield run?
Bloomfield’s city government spent $13.7 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, about $1,861 per resident. Water and other utilities ($2.5 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Bloomfield is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $1,861 per resident a year, or $5.10 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 30%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$1,629 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Bloomfield’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,629 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 46 New Mexico cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,426, and the middle half spent $848–$2,116. Bloomfield spent more than 59% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($4.7 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 →
New Mexico cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Bloomfield itself left out).
Day-to-day spending is up 10% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Bloomfield 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: $1,629 · 2023: $1,631 · 2024: $1,861.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $1,211 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.75% of the home’s value, vs 0.70% across New Mexico.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Bloomfield’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 Bloomfield’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Bloomfield →
Who’s in charge in Bloomfield
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Bloomfield’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on bloomfieldnm.com ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 98 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 (7,335).
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.
Bloomfield Municipal Schools
Bloomfield’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $17,083 per pupil, $9,624 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.
New Mexico districts overall: 17% local, 64% state, 20% federal.
Aztec Municipal Schools · $15,889 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Bloomfield’s votes are counted by county
New Mexico reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Bloomfield alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are San Juan County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican65.5%34,264 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat33.4%17,464 votesOthers: 1.1% (588 votes).
Most votes in San Juan County: Donald J Trump
New Mexico: Harris 51.9%, Trump 45.9%
100% of Bloomfield lies in San Juan County. Every 2024 race in San Juan County is on the county’s page.
San Juan 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 Bloomfield.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: bloomfieldnm.com ↗
- 2New Mexico HouseState representatives
- 3New Mexico SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of New Mexico
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How Bloomfield compares with the towns next door
Bloomfield spent $1,629 per resident in 2022; the neighbor that reported 2022 spent $1,627. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Aztec | $1,627 | $1,338 |
| Bloomfield | $1,629 | $1,211 |
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 Bloomfield’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Bloomfield’s government
How much does Bloomfield spend per resident?
About $1,861 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $1,629 was more than 59% of 46 New Mexico cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Bloomfield?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,211 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.75% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.70% across New Mexico. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see bloomfieldnm.com.
Who runs Bloomfield’s government?
See bloomfieldnm.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Bloomfield yet.
How did Bloomfield vote in 2024?
New Mexico counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Bloomfield alone. San Juan County, where 100% of Bloomfield lies, voted Trump 65.5%, Harris 33.4% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Bloomfield?
75 full-time and 17 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $360,071 (about $4.3M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Bloomfield in the state legislature?
State Senate District 2 (Steve Lanier) and State House District 3 (Bill Hall). The House district also covers parts of 1 neighboring town. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Bloomfield’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 →