Baker River Bridge · Photo: floodllama · CC BY 2.0Concrete spent more per resident in 2022 than 84% of similar cities
Concrete’s town government spent $1.5 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,894 per resident. Water and other utilities ($235,000) and the airport ($103,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Concrete is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
$1,711 per resident in 2022: more than 84% of them
Concrete’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,711 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 118 Washington cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $992, and the middle half spent $713–$1,338. Concrete spent more than 84% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($388,000), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Washington cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Concrete itself left out).
About $1,894 per resident a year, or $5.19 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 32%.
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Day-to-day spending is up 18% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Concrete 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: $1,711 · 2024: $1,894. Per resident it went from $1,711 to $1,894 (up 11%), partly because the Census population behind it changed from 743 to 794.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $2,434 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.70% of the home’s value, vs 0.81% across Washington.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Concrete’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 Concrete’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Concrete →
Who’s in charge in Concrete
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Concrete’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on townofconcrete.com ↗.
One full-time town employee for every 159 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (794).
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.
Concrete School District
Concrete’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $23,049 per pupil, $11,968 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.
Washington districts overall: 27% local, 66% state, 8% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Concrete’s votes are counted by county
Washington reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Concrete alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Skagit County’s results.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat52.6%36,346 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican43.8%30,278 votesOthers: 3.6% (2,507 votes).
Most votes in Skagit County: Kamala D Harris
Washington: Harris 57.2%, Trump 39.0%
100% of Concrete lies in Skagit County. Every 2024 race in Skagit County is on the county’s page.
Skagit 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 Concrete.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: townofconcrete.com ↗
- 2Washington HouseState representatives
- 3Washington SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Washington
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Concrete’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Concrete’s government
How much does Concrete spend per resident?
About $1,894 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $1,711 was more than 84% of 118 Washington cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Concrete?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $2,434 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.70% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.81% across Washington. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see townofconcrete.com.
Who runs Concrete’s government?
See townofconcrete.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Concrete yet.
How did Concrete vote in 2024?
Washington counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Concrete alone. Skagit County, where 100% of Concrete lies, voted Harris 52.6%, Trump 43.8% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Concrete?
5 full-time and 9 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $37,257 (about $447,084 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Concrete in the state legislature?
State Senate District 39 (Keith Wagoner) and State House District 39 (Carolyn Eslick and Sam Low). The House district also covers nine 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 →