Millard Academy · Photo: Ammodramus · CC0How is Hinckley run?
Hinckley’s town government spent $308,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $428 per resident. Water and other utilities ($215,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Hinckley is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
About $428 per resident a year, or $1.17 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 48%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$428 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Hinckley’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($428 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 $548, and the middle half spent $326–$952. Hinckley spent less than 62% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($94,000), 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; Hinckley itself left out).
No trend yet
Hinckley reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $960 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.43% of the home’s value, vs 0.52% across Utah.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Hinckley’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 Hinckley’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Hinckley →
Who’s in charge in Hinckley
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 240 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 (720).
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.
Millard School District
Hinckley’s K–12 school district, shared with Delta, Fillmore, Holden, Kanosh, Leamington and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,954 per pupil, $8,912 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.
Hinckley’s votes are counted by county
Utah reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Hinckley alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Millard County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican87.0%5,558 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat11.2%713 votesOthers: 1.8% (116 votes).
Most votes in Millard County: Donald J Trump
Utah: Trump 59.4%, Harris 37.8%
100% of Hinckley lies in Millard County. Every 2024 race in Millard County is on the county’s page.
Millard 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 Hinckley.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 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 Hinckley’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Hinckley’s government
How much does Hinckley spend per resident?
About $428 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $428 was less than 62% of 139 Utah cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Hinckley?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $960 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.43% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.52% across Utah. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the town’s assessor.
Who runs Hinckley’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Hinckley yet.
How did Hinckley vote in 2024?
Utah counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Hinckley alone. Millard County, where 100% of Hinckley lies, voted Trump 87.0%, Harris 11.2% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Hinckley?
3 full-time and 1 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $16,217 (about $194,604 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Hinckley in the state legislature?
State Senate District 28 (Evan Vickers) and State House District 29 (Bridger Bolinder). The House district also covers 15 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 →