Photo: DarkNight0917 · CC BY-SA 4.0Brian Head spent more per resident in 2022 than 100% of similar cities
Brian Head’s town government spent $3.7 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2023, about $23,942 per resident. That is its newest year reported to the Census Bureau. Water and other utilities ($1.9 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Brian Head is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
$44,684 per resident in 2022: more than 100% of them
Brian Head’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($44,684 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 139 Utah cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $534, and the middle half spent $326–$942. Brian Head spent more than 100% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($581,000), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Utah cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Brian Head itself left out).
About $23,942 per resident a year, or $65.59 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 24%.
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Day-to-day spending is down 13% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Brian Head 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: $44,684 · 2023: $23,942. Per resident it went from $44,684 to $23,942 (down 46%), partly because the Census population behind it changed from 95 to 154.
full-time in March 2025, up from 18 in 2022.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
Who’s in charge in Brian Head
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Brian Head’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on brianheadtown.utah.gov ↗.
One full-time town employee for every 6 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2023 finance file (154).
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.
Iron School District
Brian Head’s K–12 school district, shared with Cedar City, Enoch, Kanarraville, Paragonah, Parowan. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $8,969 per pupil, $5,854 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.
Utah districts overall: 42% local, 51% state, 8% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Brian Head’s votes are counted by county
Utah reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Brian Head alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Iron County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican77.4%21,571 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat20.4%5,683 votesOthers: 2.2% (624 votes).
Most votes in Iron County: Donald J Trump
Utah: Trump 59.4%, Harris 37.8%
100% of Brian Head lies in Iron County. Every 2024 race in Iron County is on the county’s page.
Iron 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 Brian Head.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: brianheadtown.utah.gov ↗
- 2Utah HouseState representatives
- 3Utah SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Utah
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Brian Head’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Brian Head’s government
How much does Brian Head spend per resident?
About $23,942 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2023, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $44,684 was more than 100% of 139 Utah cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Brian Head’s government?
See brianheadtown.utah.gov for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Brian Head yet.
How did Brian Head vote in 2024?
Utah counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Brian Head alone. Iron County, where 100% of Brian Head lies, voted Trump 77.4%, Harris 20.4% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Brian Head?
26 full-time and 12 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $168,885 (about $2.0M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Brian Head in the state legislature?
State Senate District 28 (Evan Vickers) and State House District 71 (Rex Shipp). The House district also covers four other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Brian Head’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 →