Rock Island Railroad Bridge · Photo: Jon Roanhaus · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Rock Island run?
Rock Island’s city government spent $838,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $640 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Rock Island didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Rock Island is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $640 per resident a year, or $1.75 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 28%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Rock Island didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Rock Island yet
Every year of Rock Island’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the city reported none of its dollars for 2022. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →The typical homeowner pays $2,363 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.86% 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 Rock Island’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 Rock Island’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Rock Island →
Who’s in charge in Rock Island
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Rock Island’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on rockislandwa.org ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 262 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (1,310).
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.
Eastmont School District
Rock Island’s K–12 school district, shared with East Wenatchee. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $16,875 per pupil, $9,947 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.
Rock Island’s votes are counted by county
Washington reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Rock Island alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Douglas County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican61.8%13,095 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat35.0%7,410 votesOthers: 3.2% (677 votes).
Most votes in Douglas County: Donald J Trump
Washington: Harris 57.2%, Trump 39.0%
100% of Rock Island lies in Douglas County. Every 2024 race in Douglas County is on the county’s page.
Douglas 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 Rock Island.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: rockislandwa.org ↗
- 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 Rock Island’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Rock Island’s government
How much does Rock Island spend per resident?
About $640 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Rock Island didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $1.2 million.
What is the property tax rate in Rock Island?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $2,363 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.86% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.81% across Washington. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see rockislandwa.org.
Who runs Rock Island’s government?
See rockislandwa.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Rock Island yet.
How did Rock Island vote in 2024?
Washington counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Rock Island alone. Douglas County, where 100% of Rock Island lies, voted Trump 61.8%, Harris 35.0% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Rock Island?
5 full-time and 8 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $68,530 (about $822,360 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Rock Island in the state legislature?
State Senate District 13 (Judy Warnick) and State House District 13 (Alex Ybarra and Tom Dent). The House district also covers 21 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Rock Island’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
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 (for Rock Island, the Bureau’s estimates); 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 →