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Town Hall · Stevens Point

Stevens Point spent more per resident in 2022 than 71% of similar cities

Stevens Point’s city government spent $37.7 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,465 per resident. Water and other utilities ($8.1 million) and the airport ($728,000) are counted separately.

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Day-to-day spending, 2024
$37.7M
year to December 31, 2024
Per resident, 2024
$1,465
In 2022: $1,446, more than 71% of 21 similar cities
Long-term debt
$114.9M
end of 2024, reported
City staff, 2025
237
full-time · 49 part-time · March payroll $1.6M
Typical tax bill
$3,429
1.75% of home value · WI 1.42%

What stands out about how Stevens Point is run

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

Agendas posted online6 upcoming meetings posted, with agendas.Spends more than most similar citiesIn 2022: $1,446 per resident, more than 71% of 21 similar cities.Runs its own water & sewer29% of day-to-day spending goes to water, sewer and trash (2024).A shared school districtShares Stevens Point Area School District with 6+ other towns.
★ What stands out · Meetings

6 upcoming meetings at town hall

From Stevens Point’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 $1,465 per resident a year, or $4.01 a day

Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 17%.

Where the money comes from
Property taxes 41%Fees & charges 14%From the state 13%Utility sales 10%Interest, fines & other 8%From the federal government 7%From other local governments 4%Sales taxes 2%Other taxes & licenses 1%
Not in the receipt.Building projects $20.3 million; interest on debt $4.5 million. With these and the enterprises, the whole budget was $71.6 million.
Compared with similar places

$1,446 per resident in 2022: more than 71% of them

Stevens Point’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,446 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 21 Wisconsin cities of 25,000–49,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,227, and the middle half spent $1,125–$1,533. Stevens Point spent more than 71% of them.

Middle half of the group, $1,125–$1,533Median $1,227Stevens Point

Includes sewer and trash ($4.2 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 →

The group
21

Wisconsin cities of 25,000–49,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Stevens Point itself left out).

Over the years

Day-to-day spending has held about steady since 2022

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

Day-to-day spending by fiscal year

2022$37.5 million
2023$39.9 million
2024$37.7 million

Per resident: 2022: $1,446 · 2023: $1,552 · 2024: $1,465.

City staff
237

full-time in March 2025, up from 217 in 2022.

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 $3,429 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.75% of the home’s value, vs 1.42% across Wisconsin.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Plover$4,157
Wisconsin$3,792
Plover$3,626
Hull$3,556
Stevens Point$3,429
Stockton$3,344
Linwood$2,937
Whiting$2,793
$3,429
typical bill a year
1.75%
effective rate
$195,400
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Stevens Point’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 Stevens Point’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Stevens Point →

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Stevens Point

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

See stevenspoint.com for Stevens Point’s current officialsWe name an official only when a public source lists a current term. None does for Stevens Point yet.stevenspoint.com ↗
Who works for Stevens Point

One full-time city employee for every 109 residents

On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (25,716).

By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025

Roads & transportation65 + 10 pt
Police51 + 5 pt
Fire43
Parks & libraries14 + 22 pt
Sewer & trash17 + 2 pt
Water & other utilities16
Administration & buildings15
Housing & development5
Courts, inspections & corrections3 + 1 pt
Other8 + 9 pt
237
full-time
49
part-time
$1.6M
payroll for March 2025
$19.6M
a year, estimated (March × 12)
$79,600
average full-time pay, before benefits (March × 12)
46
sworn police officers
42
full-time firefighters
Compared, 2022.Stevens Point had 8.4 full-time staff per 1,000 residents in March 2022. The median for the 18 of the 21 Wisconsin cities of 25,000–49,999 that don’t run their own schools that reported 2022 staff was 7.1: Stevens Point had more than 83% 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

Stevens Point Area School District

Stevens Point’s K–12 school district, shared with Dewey, Eau Pleine, Hull, Junction City, Linwood and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Stevens Point →
$14,371
per pupil · WI $16,459
6,980
students
$74.1 million
long-term debt

Of the $14,371 per pupil, $9,230 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 34%State 59%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 Stevens Point voted in 2024

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

President14,423 votes · results as certified
Kamala D HarrisKamala D HarrisDemocrat61.9%8,926 votes
Donald J TrumpDonald J TrumpRepublican36.0%5,193 votes

Others: 2.1% (304 votes).

Most votes in Stevens Point: Kamala D Harris

Portage County: Harris 49.7%, Trump 48.5% · Wisconsin: Trump 49.6%, Harris 48.7%

Turnout
67%

of Stevens Point’s 21,653 adult citizens voted for president in 2024. Across Wisconsin: 76%.

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

U.S. Senate14,303 votes
Tammy BaldwinDemocrat63.6%
Eric HovdeRepublican34.1%
Others2.3%

Most votes in Stevens Point: Tammy Baldwin

Portage County: Baldwin 51.2%, Hovde 46.8% · Wisconsin: Baldwin 49.3%, Hovde 48.5%

U.S. House · Wisconsin’s 3rd District413,181 votes
Derrick Van OrdenRepublican51.3%
Rebecca CookeDemocrat48.6%
Others0.1%

Most votes in the district: Derrick Van Orden

Whole-district result

President, 2024: Stevens Point, its county and the state

HarrisTrumpOthersVotes
Stevens Point61.9%36.0%2.1%14,423
Portage County49.7%48.5%1.8%43,258
Wisconsin48.7%49.6%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 Stevens Point

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Stevens Point.

2024 results ↑
  1. 1
    Your cityMayor & council
    Officials: stevenspoint.com ↗
  2. 2
    Wisconsin AssemblyState representatives
    Vinnie Miresse
  3. 3
    Wisconsin SenateState senator
    Patrick Testin
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
    Tony Evers
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
    Derrick Van Orden
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Wisconsin
    Ron JohnsonTammy Baldwin

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

Next door

How Stevens Point compares with the towns next door

Stevens Point spent $1,446 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.

Hull: $287 per resident (2022)Whiting: $905 per resident (2022)Plover: $391 per resident (2022)Plover: $1,024 per resident (2022)Stockton: $316 per resident (2022)Linwood: $357 per resident (2022)HullWhitingPloverPloverStocktonLinwoodStevens Point
Spends the leastSpends the mostEstimate or no figures
TownDay-to-day, per resident (2022)Tax bill
Hull$287$3,556
Stockton$316$3,344
Linwood$357$2,937
Plover$391$3,626
Whiting$905$2,793
Plover$1,024$4,157
Stevens Point$1,446$3,429

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 Stevens Point’s government

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

The Handbook →
Official websitestevenspoint.com ↗

Questions about Stevens Point’s government

How much does Stevens Point spend per resident?

About $1,465 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 $1,446 was more than 71% of 21 Wisconsin cities of 25,000–49,999 that don’t run their own schools.

What is the property tax rate in Stevens Point?

Homeowners report a typical bill of $3,429 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.75% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.42% across Wisconsin. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see stevenspoint.com.

Who runs Stevens Point’s government?

See stevenspoint.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Stevens Point yet.

How did Stevens Point vote in 2024?

For president, Kamala D Harris 61.9%, Donald J Trump 36.0% (14,423 votes, official results). Portage County: Harris 49.7%, Trump 48.5%. Wisconsin: Trump 49.6%, Harris 48.7%.

How many people work for Stevens Point?

237 full-time and 49 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $1.6M (about $19.6M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.

Who represents Stevens Point in the state legislature?

State Senate District 24 (Patrick Testin) and Assembly District 71 (Vinnie Miresse). The Assembly district also covers 15 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.

When is the next public meeting in Stevens Point?

The next posted meeting is Business Improvement District Board on Tuesday, November 3, at 2:30 pm in 1105 Main Street, Suite A, from the city’s own agenda portal.

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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 →