Photo: TCP04 · CC BY 4.0In Oostburg, 86% of adult citizens voted for president in 2024, more than across Wisconsin
Oostburg’s village government spent $3 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $960 per resident. Water and other utilities ($496,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Oostburg is run
Read from the village’s budget and official records.
$960 per resident in 2022: less than 77% of them
Oostburg’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($960 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. Oostburg spent less than 77% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($1.2 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 →
Wisconsin cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Oostburg itself left out).
About $960 per resident a year, or $2.63 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 42%.
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No trend yet
Oostburg reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $3,254 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.32% of the home’s value, vs 1.42% across Wisconsin.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Oostburg’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 Oostburg’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Oostburg →
Who’s in charge in Oostburg
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Oostburg’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The village posts agendas and minutes on oostburg.org ↗.
One full-time village employee for every 514 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 (3,082).
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.
Oostburg School District
Oostburg’s K–12 school district, shared with Lima, Wilson, Holland. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $12,882 per pupil, $7,764 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.
Wisconsin districts overall: 39% local, 50% state, 11% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
How Oostburg voted in 2024
Official results for Oostburg’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.
Donald J TrumpRepublican80.5%1,657 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat17.7%364 votesOthers: 1.8% (38 votes).
Most votes in Oostburg: Donald J Trump
Sheboygan County: Trump 57.4%, Harris 41.1% · Wisconsin: Trump 49.6%, Harris 48.7%
of Oostburg’s 2,395 adult citizens voted for president in 2024. Across Wisconsin: 76%.
Votes ÷ citizens of voting age (Census CVAP, 2020–24 ACS).
Most votes in Oostburg: Eric Hovde
Sheboygan County: Hovde 56.4%, Baldwin 41.2% · Wisconsin: Baldwin 49.3%, Hovde 48.5%
Most votes in the district: Glenn Grothman
Whole-district result
President, 2024: Oostburg, its county and the state
| Trump | Harris | Others | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oostburg | 80.5% | 17.7% | 1.8% | 2,059 |
| Sheboygan County | 57.4% | 41.1% | 1.6% | 67,562 |
| Wisconsin | 49.6% | 48.7% | 1.7% | 3,422,918 |
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 Oostburg.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: oostburg.org ↗
- 2Wisconsin AssemblyState representatives
- 3Wisconsin SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Wisconsin
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How Oostburg compares with the towns next door
Oostburg spent $960 per resident in 2022. Most of its neighbors are townships, a different kind of government, so the like-for-like comparison is with similar cities, above. Tap a town to see its page.
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
Reach Oostburg’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Oostburg’s government
How much does Oostburg spend per resident?
About $960 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 $960 was less than 77% of 134 Wisconsin cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Oostburg?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $3,254 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.32% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.42% across Wisconsin. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see oostburg.org.
Who runs Oostburg’s government?
See oostburg.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Oostburg yet.
How did Oostburg vote in 2024?
For president, Donald J Trump 80.5%, Kamala D Harris 17.7% (2,059 votes, official results). Sheboygan County: Trump 57.4%, Harris 41.1%. Wisconsin: Trump 49.6%, Harris 48.7%.
How many people work for Oostburg?
6 full-time and 61 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $104,367 (about $1.3M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Oostburg in the state legislature?
State Senate District 9 (Devin LeMahieu) and Assembly District 27 (Lindee Brill). The Assembly district also covers 24 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Oostburg’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; 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 →