Photo: Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0Pomeroy spent less per resident in 2022 than 84% of similar cities
Pomeroy’s city government spent $1 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2023, about $709 per resident. Water and other utilities ($261,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Pomeroy is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$632 per resident in 2022: less than 84% of them
Pomeroy’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($632 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 $995, and the middle half spent $714–$1,357. Pomeroy spent less than 84% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($233,000), 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; Pomeroy itself left out).
About $709 per resident a year, or $1.94 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 27%.
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Day-to-day spending is up 12% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Pomeroy 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: $632 · 2023: $709.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $1,447 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.67% 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 Pomeroy’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 Pomeroy’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Pomeroy →
Who’s in charge in Pomeroy
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Pomeroy’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on pomeroy-wa.com ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 285 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2023 finance file (1,425).
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.
Pomeroy School District
Pomeroy’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $20,774 per pupil, $11,484 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.
Pomeroy’s votes are counted by county
Washington reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Pomeroy alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Garfield County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican72.0%973 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat24.4%330 votesOthers: 3.6% (49 votes).
Most votes in Garfield County: Donald J Trump
Washington: Harris 57.2%, Trump 39.0%
100% of Pomeroy lies in Garfield County. Every 2024 race in Garfield County is on the county’s page.
Garfield 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 Pomeroy.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: pomeroy-wa.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 Pomeroy’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Pomeroy’s government
How much does Pomeroy spend per resident?
About $709 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2023, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $632 was less than 84% of 118 Washington cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Pomeroy?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,447 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.67% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.81% across Washington. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see pomeroy-wa.com.
Who runs Pomeroy’s government?
See pomeroy-wa.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Pomeroy yet.
How did Pomeroy vote in 2024?
Washington counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Pomeroy alone. Garfield County, where 100% of Pomeroy lies, voted Trump 72.0%, Harris 24.4% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Pomeroy?
5 full-time and 9 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $36,639 (about $439,668 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Pomeroy in the state legislature?
State Senate District 9 (Mark Schoesler) and State House District 9 (Joe Schmick and Mary Dye). The House district also covers 39 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Pomeroy’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 →