Pollock Depot · Photo: Znns · CC BY-SA 4.0Pollock spent more per resident in 2022 than 98% of similar cities
Pollock’s town government spent $629,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $2,771 per resident. Water and other utilities ($165,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Pollock is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
$2,771 per resident in 2022: more than 98% of them
Pollock’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($2,771 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 124 South Dakota cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $747, and the middle half spent $370–$1,166. Pollock spent more than 98% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($184,000), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
South Dakota cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Pollock itself left out).
About $2,771 per resident a year, or $7.59 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 48%.
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No trend yet
Pollock reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $955 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.47% 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 Pollock’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 Pollock’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Pollock →
Who’s in charge in Pollock
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Pollock’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on pollocksouthdakota.com ↗.
One full-time town employee for every 114 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (227).
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.
Mobridge-Pollock School District 62-6
Pollock’s K–12 school district, shared with Mobridge, Mound City. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $12,491 per pupil, $7,127 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.
Pollock’s votes are counted by county
South Dakota reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Pollock alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Campbell County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican84.4%706 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat14.4%120 votesOthers: 1.2% (10 votes).
Most votes in Campbell County: Donald J Trump
South Dakota: Trump 63.4%, Harris 34.2%
100% of Pollock lies in Campbell County. Every 2024 race in Campbell County is on the county’s page.
Campbell 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 Pollock.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: pollocksouthdakota.com ↗
- 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 Pollock’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Pollock’s government
How much does Pollock spend per resident?
About $2,771 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $2,771 was more than 98% of 124 South Dakota cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Pollock?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $955 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.47% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.06% across South Dakota. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see pollocksouthdakota.com.
Who runs Pollock’s government?
See pollocksouthdakota.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Pollock yet.
How did Pollock vote in 2024?
South Dakota counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Pollock alone. Campbell County, where 100% of Pollock lies, voted Trump 84.4%, Harris 14.4% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Pollock?
2 full-time and 6 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $12,186 (about $146,232 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Pollock in the state legislature?
State Senate District 23 (Mark Lapka) and State House District 23 (Scott Moore and Spencer Gosch). The House district also covers 131 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
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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 →