Photo: Ian Poellet (User:Werewombat) · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Tillamook run?
Tillamook’s city government spent $3.9 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $714 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Tillamook didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Tillamook is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $714 per resident a year, or $1.96 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: police, at 24%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Tillamook didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Tillamook yet
Every year of Tillamook’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the city reported none of its dollars for 2022. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →The typical homeowner pays $1,824 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.61% of the home’s value, vs 0.81% across Oregon.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Tillamook’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 Tillamook’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Tillamook →
Who’s in charge in Tillamook
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Tillamook’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on tillamookor.gov ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 209 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 (5,438).
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.
Tillamook School District 9
Tillamook’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $17,049 per pupil, $10,101 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.
Oregon districts overall: 38% local, 52% state, 10% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Tillamook’s votes are counted by county
Oregon reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Tillamook alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Tillamook County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican49.0%7,971 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat47.7%7,747 votesOthers: 3.3% (534 votes).
Most votes in Tillamook County: Donald J Trump
Oregon: Harris 55.3%, Trump 41.0%
100% of Tillamook lies in Tillamook County. Every 2024 race in Tillamook County is on the county’s page.
Tillamook 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 Tillamook.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: tillamookor.gov ↗
- 2Oregon HouseState representatives
- 3Oregon SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Oregon
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How Tillamook compares with the towns next door
Tillamook’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 0 of the 0 towns next door reported 2022 figures. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Tillamook | estimate | $1,824 |
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 Tillamook’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Tillamook’s government
How much does Tillamook spend per resident?
About $714 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Tillamook didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $5.7 million.
What is the property tax rate in Tillamook?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,824 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.61% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.81% across Oregon. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see tillamookor.gov.
Who runs Tillamook’s government?
See tillamookor.gov for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Tillamook yet.
How did Tillamook vote in 2024?
Oregon counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Tillamook alone. Tillamook County, where 100% of Tillamook lies, voted Trump 49.0%, Harris 47.7% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Tillamook?
26 full-time and 6 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $179,184 (about $2.2M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Tillamook in the state legislature?
State Senate District 16 (Suzanne Weber) and State House District 32 (Cyrus Javadi). The House district also covers 12 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Tillamook’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 (for Tillamook, the Bureau’s estimates); 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 →