How is Lingle run?
Lingle’s town government spent $664,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,463 per resident. Water and other utilities ($546,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Lingle is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
About $1,463 per resident a year, or $4.01 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 23%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$1,463 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Lingle’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,463 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 $1,356, and the middle half spent $1,095–$1,807. Lingle spent more than 56% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($129,000), 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; Lingle itself left out).
No trend yet
Lingle reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $1,351 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.78% 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 Lingle’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. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.
Tax bills are one input to Lingle’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Lingle →
Who’s in charge in Lingle
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 32 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 (454).
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.
Goshen County School District 1
Lingle’s K–12 school district, shared with Fort Laramie, LaGrange, Torrington, Yoder. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $23,542 per pupil, $13,216 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.
Lingle’s votes are counted by county
Wyoming reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Lingle alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Goshen County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican79.3%4,893 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat18.7%1,156 votesOthers: 2.0% (125 votes).
Most votes in Goshen County: Donald J Trump
Wyoming: Trump 71.6%, Harris 25.8%
100% of Lingle lies in Goshen County. Every 2024 race in Goshen County is on the county’s page.
Goshen 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 Lingle.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 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 Lingle’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Lingle’s government
How much does Lingle spend per resident?
About $1,463 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 $1,463 was more than 56% of 72 Wyoming cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Lingle?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,351 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.78% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.57% across Wyoming. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the town’s assessor.
Who runs Lingle’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Lingle yet.
How did Lingle vote in 2024?
Wyoming counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Lingle alone. Goshen County, where 100% of Lingle lies, voted Trump 79.3%, Harris 18.7% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Lingle?
14 full-time and 15 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $77,734 (about $932,808 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Lingle in the state legislature?
State Senate District 3 (Cheri Steinmetz) and State House District 5 (Scott Smith). The House district also covers four other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Lingle’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 →