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Town Hall · Omro

How is Omro run?

Omro’s city government spent $4.1 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,148 per resident. Water and other utilities ($648,000) are counted separately.

Town website
Election Day

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General election in Wisconsin.

Register or check: vote.gov ↗
Day-to-day spending, 2024
$4.1M
year to December 31, 2024
Per resident, 2024
$1,148
In 2022: $1,050, less than 64% of 134 similar cities
Long-term debt
$11.9M
end of 2024, reported
City staff, 2022
22
full-time · 8 part-time · March payroll $120,268
Typical tax bill
$3,646
1.84% of home value · WI 1.42%

What stands out about how Omro is run

Read from the city’s budget, meetings and official records.

Agendas posted online6 upcoming meetings posted, with agendas.Runs its own water & sewer39% of day-to-day spending goes to water, sewer and trash (2024).A shared school districtShares Omro School District with 4 other towns.Results of its own2,058 votes for president in 2024, counted for Omro itself.
★ What stands out · Meetings

6 upcoming meetings at town hall

From Omro’s own agenda portal, checked daily. Agendas can change up to the meeting, so check before you go.

Recent meetings

Go in person

Most meetings are open to the public, and many have a public comment period at the start.

Agenda portal ↗
Your share of the 2024 budget

About $1,148 per resident a year, or $3.15 a day

Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 30%.

Where the money comes from
Property taxes 30%From the state 24%Fees & charges 13%From the federal government 11%Interest, fines & other 8%From other local governments 7%Utility sales 5%Other taxes & licenses 1%
Not in the receipt.Building projects $1.9 million; interest on debt $479,000. With these and the enterprises, the whole budget was $7.2 million.
Compared with similar places

$1,050 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities

Omro’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,050 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 134 Wisconsin cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,178, and the middle half spent $990–$1,415. Omro spent less than 64% of them.

Middle half of the group, $990–$1,415Median $1,178Omro

Includes sewer and trash ($1 million), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →

The group
134

Wisconsin cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Omro itself left out).

Over the years

Day-to-day spending is up 10% since 2022

Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Omro reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.

Day-to-day spending by fiscal year

2022$3.8 million
2024$4.1 million

Per resident: 2022: $1,050 · 2024: $1,148.

Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.

Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $3,646 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.84% of the home’s value, vs 1.42% across Wisconsin.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Wisconsin$3,792
Omro$3,646
$3,646
typical bill a year
1.84%
effective rate
$197,900
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Omro’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.

Tax bills are one input to Omro’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Omro →

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Omro

Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.

See omro-wi.com for Omro’s current officialsWe name an official only when a public source lists a current term. None does for Omro yet.omro-wi.com ↗
Who works for Omro

One full-time city employee for every 164 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 (3,610).

By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022

Police9
Administration & buildings4 + 6 pt
Roads & transportation4
Parks & libraries2 + 2 pt
Sewer & trash3
22
full-time
8
part-time
$120,268
payroll for March 2022
$1.4M
a year, estimated (March × 12)
$62,000
average full-time pay, before benefits (March × 12)
8
sworn police officers
Compared, 2022.Omro had 6.1 full-time staff per 1,000 residents in March 2022. The median for the 108 of the 134 Wisconsin cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools that reported 2022 staff was 6.3: Omro had fewer than 54% of them. Same group and year as the budget comparison.

The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.

The school district

Omro School District

Omro’s K–12 school district, shared with Omro, Rushford, Poygan, Utica. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Omro →
$15,600
per pupil · WI $16,459
1,057
students
$8.2 million
long-term debt

Of the $15,600 per pupil, $8,732 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.

The district: schools, scores and graduation →

Where the district’s money comes from
Local 36%State 56%Federal 7%

Wisconsin districts overall: 39% local, 50% state, 11% federal.

School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.

Elections · 2024 general election

How Omro voted in 2024

Official results for Omro’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.

President2,058 votes · results as certified
Donald J TrumpDonald J TrumpRepublican61.3%1,262 votes
Kamala D HarrisKamala D HarrisDemocrat37.0%761 votes

Others: 1.7% (35 votes).

Most votes in Omro: Donald J Trump

Winnebago County: Trump 51.6%, Harris 46.8% · Wisconsin: Trump 49.6%, Harris 48.7%

Turnout
76%

of Omro’s 2,707 adult citizens voted for president in 2024. Across Wisconsin: 76%.

Votes ÷ citizens of voting age (Census CVAP, 2020–24 ACS).

U.S. Senate2,044 votes
Eric HovdeRepublican58.4%
Tammy BaldwinDemocrat38.0%
Others3.6%

Most votes in Omro: Eric Hovde

Winnebago County: Hovde 50.0%, Baldwin 47.3% · Wisconsin: Baldwin 49.3%, Hovde 48.5%

U.S. House · Wisconsin’s 6th District411,349 votes
Glenn GrothmanRepublican61.2%
John ZarbanoDemocrat38.7%
Others0.1%

Most votes in the district: Glenn Grothman

Whole-district result

President, 2024: Omro, its county and the state

TrumpHarrisOthersVotes
Omro61.3%37.0%1.7%2,058
Winnebago County51.6%46.8%1.6%95,371
Wisconsin49.6%48.7%1.7%3,422,918
DemocratRepublicanLibertarianIndependent / other

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.

Who represents Omro

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Omro.

2024 results ↑
  1. 1
    Your cityMayor & council
    Officials: omro-wi.com ↗
  2. 2
    Wisconsin AssemblyState representatives
    Gus Gustafson
  3. 3
    Wisconsin SenateState senator
    Rachael Cabral-Guevara
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
    Tony Evers
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
    Glenn Grothman
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Wisconsin
    Ron JohnsonTammy Baldwin

Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.

Reach Omro’s government

The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.

The Handbook →
Official websiteomro-wi.com ↗

Questions about Omro’s government

How much does Omro spend per resident?

About $1,148 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 $1,050 was less than 64% of 134 Wisconsin cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools.

What is the property tax rate in Omro?

Homeowners report a typical bill of $3,646 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.84% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.42% across Wisconsin. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see omro-wi.com.

Who runs Omro’s government?

See omro-wi.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Omro yet.

How did Omro vote in 2024?

For president, Donald J Trump 61.3%, Kamala D Harris 37.0% (2,058 votes, official results). Winnebago County: Trump 51.6%, Harris 46.8%. Wisconsin: Trump 49.6%, Harris 48.7%.

How many people work for Omro?

22 full-time and 8 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $120,268 (about $1.4M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.

Who represents Omro in the state legislature?

State Senate District 19 (Rachael Cabral-Guevara) and Assembly District 55 (Gus Gustafson). The Assembly district also covers 14 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.

When is the next public meeting in Omro?

The next posted meeting is City Council on Tuesday, November 3, at 6:00 pm in 205 S. Webster Avenue, from the city’s own agenda portal.

Ask neighbors about Omro’s government

Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.

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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 →