Photo: Southeast Region-Department of Natural Resources · Public domainRoyal City spent less per resident in 2022 than 95% of similar cities
Royal City’s city government spent $1.5 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $574 per resident. Water and other utilities ($428,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Royal City is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$574 per resident in 2022: less than 95% of them
Royal City’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($574 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 65 Washington cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,191, and the middle half spent $895–$1,504. Royal City spent less than 95% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($725,000), 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 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Royal City itself left out).
About $574 per resident a year, or $1.57 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 48%.
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No trend yet
Royal City reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
Who’s in charge in Royal City
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Royal City’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on royalcitywa.org ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 330 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 (2,641).
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.
Royal School District
Royal City’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $17,287 per pupil, $10,457 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.
Royal City’s votes are counted by county
Washington reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Royal City alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Grant County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican67.2%23,802 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat29.6%10,493 votesOthers: 3.1% (1,111 votes).
Most votes in Grant County: Donald J Trump
Washington: Harris 57.2%, Trump 39.0%
100% of Royal City lies in Grant County. Every 2024 race in Grant County is on the county’s page.
Grant 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 Royal City.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: royalcitywa.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 Royal City’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Royal City’s government
How much does Royal City spend per resident?
About $574 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $574 was less than 95% of 65 Washington cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Royal City’s government?
See royalcitywa.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Royal City yet.
How did Royal City vote in 2024?
Washington counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Royal City alone. Grant County, where 100% of Royal City lies, voted Trump 67.2%, Harris 29.6% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Royal City?
8 full-time and 7 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $50,498 (about $605,976 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Royal City 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 Royal City’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 →