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How Anderson is run

Anderson spent $438,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,315 per resident. (A Census Bureau estimate.)

City budget
$438,000
spent, year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,315
Below typical Alaska cities ($9,984)
Long-term debt
None
at year end
City staff
2
full-time · 6 part-time

What stands out about how Anderson is run

Read from the town’s budget, meetings and records. The page puts what stands out first.

★ What stands out · Your share of the budget

About $1,315 per resident a year, or $3.60 a day

The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 8% of spending.

Where the money comes from
Fees & charges 44%From the state 42%Sales taxes 12%Interest, fines & other 2%
An estimate

Anderson didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Anderson

Local officials aren’t in the public records we use for Anderson yet. Neighbors can add them.

Who works for Anderson

One full-time town employee for every 167 residents

On the payroll in March 2022 (a Census Bureau estimate).

By department full-time, plus part-time

Sewer & trash1 + 2 pt
Administration & buildings1 + 1 pt
Other0 + 3 pt
2
full-time
6
part-time
$62,100
average full-time pay, before benefits

Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it’s approximate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.

The school district

Denali Borough School District

Anderson’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Anderson →
$11,761
per pupil · AK $21,070
924
students
None
long-term debt

Of the $11,761 per pupil, $6,584 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 25%State 69%Federal 5%

Alaska districts overall: 24% local, 55% state, 21% federal.

School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.

Who represents Anderson

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Anderson.

Politics & elections →
  1. 1
    Your cityMayor & council
    Local officials aren’t on record yet.
  2. 2
    Alaska HouseState representatives
  3. 3
    Alaska SenateState senator
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Alaska

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

Reach Anderson’s government

Numbers and hours come from neighbors and the town’s own site (the Handbook). A new one goes live once two neighbors confirm it.

The Handbook →

Questions about how Anderson is run?

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Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (for Anderson, mostly the Bureau’s estimates). School district: Census school finance survey. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates. Representatives: Open States, the Census and congress-legislators.

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