Town Hall · Adak

Adak, AK town hall & government

Adak spent $1.6 million in the year to June 30, 2023, about $9,073 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Adak's government.

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Adak's money goes

Spent
$1.6 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2023
Per resident
$9,073
typical Alaska cities: $10,609
Long-term debt
$290,000
$1,638 per resident
Administration & buildings
$560,00035%
Roads & transportation
$457,00028%
Water & other utilities
$131,0008%
Sewer & trash
$111,0007%
Housing & development
$35,0002%
Interest on debt
$20,0001%
Police
$12,0001%
Fire
$7,000<1%
Parks & libraries
$7,000<1%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$6,000<1%
Health & welfare
$6,000<1%
Other
$254,00016%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 67%
  • Sales taxes 21%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • Fees & charges 4%
  • Utility sales 1%
  • From the federal government <1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%

Adak didn't report all of its 2023 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Adak

Full-time staff
3
11 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$83,300
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
2 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
0 full-time3 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time1 part
Water & other utilities
0 full-time1 part
Other
1 full-time5 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Aleutian Region School District

Adak's K–12 school district, shared with Atka. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$133,500
Alaska: $21,070
Students
10
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Alaska districts overall: 24% local, 55% state, 21% federal

  • Local 6%
  • State 80%
  • Federal 14%

Of the $133,500 per pupil, $25,000 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Local

Contact Adak's government

🏛️ Official websiteadak-ak.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Adak →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Adak

Adak is represented in Congress by Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan and Representative Nicholas J. Begich III. Mike Dunleavy is governor.

All of Adak's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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