Photo: Montanabw · CC BY-SA 4.0How is Powell run?
Powell’s city government spent $8.8 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, about $1,351 per resident. Water and other utilities ($6.3 million) and the airport ($187,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Powell is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $1,351 per resident a year, or $3.70 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 27%.
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$1,337 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Powell’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,337 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 15 Wyoming cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,297, and the middle half spent $1,141–$1,582. Powell spent more than 53% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($1.5 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 →
Wyoming cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Powell itself left out).
Day-to-day spending is up 8% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Powell reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2022: $1,337 · 2023: $1,366 · 2024: $1,351. Per resident it went from $1,337 to $1,351 (up 1%), partly because the Census population behind it changed from 6,127 to 6,517.
full-time in March 2025, down from 72 in 2022.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $1,845 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.64% 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 Powell’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 Powell’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Powell →
Who’s in charge in Powell
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Powell’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on cityofpowell.com ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 92 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 (6,517).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Park County School District 1
Powell’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $19,347 per pupil, $11,633 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.
Powell’s votes are counted by county
Wyoming reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Powell alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Park County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican78.1%13,084 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat19.5%3,259 votesOthers: 2.4% (400 votes).
Most votes in Park County: Donald J Trump
Wyoming: Trump 71.6%, Harris 25.8%
100% of Powell lies in Park County. Every 2024 race in Park County is on the county’s page.
Park 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 Powell.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: cityofpowell.com ↗
- 2Wyoming HousePowell is split between 2 districts
- 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 Powell’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Powell’s government
How much does Powell spend per resident?
About $1,351 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $1,337 was more than 53% of 15 Wyoming cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Powell?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,845 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.64% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.57% across Wyoming. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see cityofpowell.com.
Who runs Powell’s government?
See cityofpowell.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Powell yet.
How did Powell vote in 2024?
Wyoming counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Powell alone. Park County, where 100% of Powell lies, voted Trump 78.1%, Harris 19.5% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Powell?
71 full-time and 30 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $410,194 (about $4.9M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Powell in the state legislature?
Powell is split among 2 State House districts, so your address decides. The Wyoming Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Its State Senate district is District 19 (Dan Laursen). Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Powell’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 →