Photo: Micha de Vries from Middelburg, Nederland · CC BY 2.0Dubois spent less per resident in 2022 than 68% of similar cities
Dubois’ town government spent $1.1 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,115 per resident. Water and other utilities ($224,000) and the airport ($182,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Dubois is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
$1,115 per resident in 2022: less than 68% of them
Dubois’ day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,115 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 72 Wyoming cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,378, and the middle half spent $1,095–$1,807. Dubois spent less than 68% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($478,000), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Wyoming cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Dubois itself left out).
About $1,115 per resident a year, or $3.05 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 44%.
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No trend yet
Dubois reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $1,640 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.54% of the home’s value, vs 0.57% across Wyoming.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Dubois’ 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 Dubois’ Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Dubois →
Who’s in charge in Dubois
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Dubois’ meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on duboiswyoming.org ↗.
One full-time town employee for every 121 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 (965).
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.
Fremont County School District 2
Dubois’ K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $35,331 per pupil, $18,254 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.
Wyoming districts overall: 39% local, 45% state, 16% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Dubois’ votes are counted by county
Wyoming reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Dubois alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Fremont County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican66.9%11,552 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat30.0%5,179 votesOthers: 3.0% (525 votes).
Most votes in Fremont County: Donald J Trump
Wyoming: Trump 71.6%, Harris 25.8%
100% of Dubois lies in Fremont County. Every 2024 race in Fremont County is on the county’s page.
Fremont 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 Dubois.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: duboiswyoming.org ↗
- 2Wyoming HouseState representatives
- 3Wyoming SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Wyoming
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Dubois’ government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Dubois’ government
How much does Dubois spend per resident?
About $1,115 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $1,115 was less than 68% of 72 Wyoming cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Dubois?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,640 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.54% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.57% across Wyoming. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see duboiswyoming.org.
Who runs Dubois’ government?
See duboiswyoming.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Dubois yet.
How did Dubois vote in 2024?
Wyoming counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Dubois alone. Fremont County, where 100% of Dubois lies, voted Trump 66.9%, Harris 30.0% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Dubois?
8 full-time and 4 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $28,844 (about $346,128 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Dubois in the state legislature?
State Senate District 26 (Tim Salazar) and State House District 34 (Pepper Ottman). The House district also covers two neighboring towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
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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 →