How is Menno run?
Menno’s city government spent $882,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,434 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Menno didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Menno is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $1,434 per resident a year, or $3.93 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 30%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Menno 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 Menno yet
Every year of Menno’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 →full-time in March 2025, the same as 5 in 2022.
The typical homeowner pays $1,520 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.36% of the home’s value, vs 1.06% across South Dakota.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Menno’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 Menno’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Menno →
Who’s in charge in Menno
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Menno’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on mennosd.org ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 123 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (615).
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.
Menno School District 33-2
Menno’s K–12 school district, shared with Olivet, Sweet Township, Molan Township, Kassel Township, Jamesville Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $17,122 per pupil, $10,580 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.
South Dakota districts overall: 50% local, 31% state, 19% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Menno’s votes are counted by county
South Dakota reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Menno alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Hutchinson County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican78.1%2,918 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat20.2%755 votesOthers: 1.7% (63 votes).
Most votes in Hutchinson County: Donald J Trump
South Dakota: Trump 63.4%, Harris 34.2%
100% of Menno lies in Hutchinson County. Every 2024 race in Hutchinson County is on the county’s page.
Hutchinson 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 Menno.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: mennosd.org ↗
- 2South Dakota HouseState representatives
- 3South Dakota SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of South Dakota
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Menno’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Menno’s government
How much does Menno spend per resident?
About $1,434 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Menno didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $1 million.
What is the property tax rate in Menno?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,520 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.36% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.06% across South Dakota. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see mennosd.org.
Who runs Menno’s government?
See mennosd.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Menno yet.
How did Menno vote in 2024?
South Dakota counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Menno alone. Hutchinson County, where 100% of Menno lies, voted Trump 78.1%, Harris 20.2% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Menno?
5 full-time and 18 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $22,512 (about $270,144 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Menno in the state legislature?
State Senate District 19 (Kyle Schoenfish) and State House District 19 (Drew Peterson and Jessica Bahmuller). The House district also covers 73 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Menno’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 Menno, 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 →